But at some point, classes must resume. Now there are many questions about whether the school was devastated by the massacre, and when should open again.
“In many cases, these schools are closed or completely renovated. in attempt decrease traumatic reminders of what they’ve become for community participants,” the Center said in a statement. for Prevention of violence in children’s hospital of Philadelphia.
Is not clear what will happen with Robb Elementary School Graduated year a few days after the May 24 massacre.
But when President Joe Biden visited Uvalde on On Sunday, he told Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez: “We’re going to tear down this school, build a new one’ Gutierrez said at CNN affiliate KSAT.
Gutierrez said there is a federal grant process for schools will be demolished after the mass shootings. And this fact loneliness is depressing.
“Which of world we live in this legislation was created for destroy these schools?” Gutierrez told KSAT.
Here’s a look at what happened to other schools after deadly rampages:
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Date of attack: December 14, 2012
Location: Newtown, Connecticut
Number of victims killed: 26 (including 20 children 6 and 7 years old and six Adults)
What happened to the school The entire school was demolished and rebuilt.
Three weeks after the horrific attack, Sandy Hook’s students went to the nearest city of Monroe and began attending classes at Chalk Hill High School, which was no longer used as a high school.
Four years after the massacre, the newly rebuilt Sandy Hook Elementary School opened to students, including fourth graders. who were kindergartners during the bloodbath.
Columbine High School
Date of attack: April 20, 1999
Location: Littleton, Colorado
Number of victims killed: 13 (including 12 students and one teacher)
What happened to the school Columbine High is closed for rest of school year. The officials said attack about 23,000 square feet damaged of school and left approximately 900 to 1000 bullet and shrapnel holes in walls and ceilings.
Four months later, at the beginning of in new school yearmost of school reopened — except for the library where most of a massacre followed. it was demolished and replaced with recently built the school library, called the Library of Hope.
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School
Date of attack: February 14, 2018
Location: Parkland, Florida
Number of victims killed: 17 (including 14 students and 3 employees)
What happened to the school Students returned to campus two weeks after the massacre. But school building 12, where most of the victims were killed, was closed off behind emergency tape with this is windows coated.
BUT new building later replaced temporary classes in which students were using in commemoration of massacre.
Santa Fe High School
Date of attack: May 18, 2018
Location: Santa Fe, Texas
Number of victims killed: 10 (including eight students and two teachers)
What happened to the school The students returned 11 days after the bloodshed.
Though it’s only been two days left in school year, senior Caitlin Richards said she didn’t want the end of her school career with massacre.
“I don’t know if we’re ever ready to go back to school,” she told CNN affiliate KTRK that day school had resumed.
“But I am not want what last day to be mine last memory of my senior year. I just want to know I can see all my classmates once again.”
Jennifer Henderson of CNN contributed to this report.
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