ULVADE, Texas — There are talks that the federal government may provide funding to tear down Robb Elementary School and rebuild it following the shooting last week that killed 19 students and two teachers.
The horrific shooting in Ulvade last week at Robb Elementary School may make it overwhelming for survivors to imagine returning to the school, according to CNN.
Classes for the remainder of the school year at Robb Elementary ended a few days early after 19 students and two teachers were killed on May 24, CNN says.
However, it isn’t clear what is going to happen next school year just yet. It’s possible that the school gets fixed up for classes, students could get dispersed to other schools in the district or there’s the possibility of rebuilding it entirely.
NBC News says Texas State Senator Roland Gutirrez said President Joe Biden is floating an idea around of getting federal grants to build a new school and provide long-term health care needs for the community.
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What happened to other schools after school shootings, according to CNN:
- Sandy Hook Elementary School - The school was torn down and rebuilt
- Columbine High School - The school was closed for the remainder of the school year. Part of the school reopened for the following school year. The library was torn down and rebuilt.
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School - Classes resumed two weeks later but one of the buildings was closed off. The school built a new building at some point.
- Santa Fe High School - Students returned to campus about 11 days later.
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia says mass casualty events such as the most recent one at Robb Elementary School, can have a long and profound impact that “pervades every aspect of school, family and community life.”
“In many cases, these schools are closed or entirely renovated in an attempt to decrease the traumatic reminders that they have become for community members. Families relocate from the towns or neighborhoods in which the shooting occurred and grief pervades the ethos of all connected. We often focus on the number of deaths and injuries of mass shootings in schools, but we should pay equal or more attention to the psychological casualties, which far exceed the physical ones,” says the CHP.
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