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In reply to the discussion: Just so very sad tonight. [View all]Starry Messenger
(32,375 posts)They probably weren't supposed to, but instinct took over. There was some school damage that needed fixing, but nothing structural. The worst was that it was a former student that some kids recognized and saw from their classroom right before things started.
I think they were shocked to the core at how dead inside the person looked, and had no object but doing the most harm to them as possible.
Afterward the community handled it well, no one was physically injured, so the focus was on mentally and emotionally coping.
The kids were really really angry after, and when they saw stories about it in papers in the classroom, they really went off on how they felt about their school being attacked. It sounds kind of cliche', but it really did bring the community closer together.