From Malay Mail · · 1m 10s
Oregon families help children cope after school shooting
Oregon families explain school shooting to children amid trauma.
In brief
Oregon families explain school shooting to children amid trauma. Oregon families help children process school shooting trauma after teen killed three children and a teacher. Originally reported by Malay Mail.
School shooting in Bend
A teenage gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.
Community vigil
Dozens gathered on a street in Bend to hold a vigil for the victims after the school shooting.
Children's trauma
An eight-year-old girl said she missed her aunt after the shooting and felt sad.
Special needs child
Sherry Lauer's five-year-old nonverbal granddaughter stopped what she was doing to pay attention to news about the shooting.
Local response
Art centers, restaurants, and parks in Bend opened special activities for children over the weekend.
Pediatrician advice
Local pediatrician Logan Clausen said to talk to children about what they know and how they feel after trauma.
What happened next
Families and caregivers are working to help children process the trauma from the school shooting.
The key point
Oregon families help children process school shooting trauma after teen killed three children and a teacher.
