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I need some prayers please
Two students from my school were shot to death this afternoon by their mother or their mother's boyfriend. They were in first and third grade, and their baby sibling was killed too. This all happened as the school bus was pulling away, according to the neighbors who saw it happen, so the kids on the bus witnessed it. The police aren't releasing full details yet, but the mother and the boyfriend were also found dead. There are supposed to be details on the 10pm news.
We were all at our staff Christmas party when we got the news around 3pm. Our break started today, but we will all be at the school on Monday for grief counseling for any students or families that need to come and talk.
I don't really know how to deal with this. I'm still in shock. I cannot imagine what would prompt someone to kill their children. So any prayers that you would be willing to send up for these innocent kids, their families, their friends, the kids who saw this happen, and the small town that this impacts would be very appreciated. Also, for strength for myself and my co-workers to find a way to deal with this to stay strong for our kids. Thanks ladies.
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Oh holy sh!t. :-(
Absolutely, hun, you have T&P from me. I'm so so sorry. I'm so glad no one else was hurt, but oh those poor little kids.
Schools are supposed to be safe! Ugh. You will most certainly need this year's winter break. :-( Hug Zeke a lot...again, so sorry you're dealing with this.
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Thanks girls. I can't sleep. This just puts so much into perspective for me. How can I get on a kid about not doing their homework when some of them go home to parents who scare them or are capable of killing them?
There are places to take your children if you don't want them any more. Any teacher at my school would've gladly taken those kids home. I just cannot, and probably never will, understand what would prompt someone to kill their own children. They were so happy when they left school yesterday, high-fiving the teachers and saying Merry Christmas. They had homemade presents to take home. Their parents didn't deserve them.
And even though they weren't in my classes, I knew who they were. And some of my junior high kids were on that bus. I don't know how to deal with this, but I'm going to have to figure it out by Monday, I guess. I know that I should try not to think about the "what ifs" but I can't help it. It just makes me feel sick.
Here's an article from our local paper about the incident: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/five-dead-in-emington-no-search-for-suspect/article_212fabc2-2840-11e1-a778-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=story
This just makes me sick! I live in central IL & heard it all over the news today. We had a 2nd grade student killed this year by her non-custodial father on a weekend visitation in October. Take care of yourself over break. I am here if you ever need to talk.
OMG this is just horrible! Thoughts and prayers are sent to you, your students, staff and all families involved! What kind of sick **** would do this?! I hope that the school board brings in lots of extra counsellors for all members of your school family...being a teacher myself, I can only imagine how everyone is feeling right now, especially the littles ones that had to witness it. Take care of yourself and know that your Nesties are here to offer support always! xo
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, ladies. We had our grief counseling at the school today. There was a pretty steady stream of kids who came to talk, mostly from the classes of the children who were killed. It was so heartbreaking to see those little kids so upset. Some were very sad and crying, others were very angry with the situation. But, the healing process has to begin somewhere.
We don't know when the service will be yet, as the autopsies are being conducted now. I'm sure that will be hard to attend. It still just baffles me, and I know that what happened will never make sense. It just can't. I simply cannot understand why a mother would kill her own children. I feel so angry at what she did and so sad for the life that those young kids never got.