# Oregon families help children cope after school shooting

> Oregon families explain school shooting to children amid trauma.
- Title: Oregon families help children cope after school shooting
- Summary: Oregon families explain school shooting to children amid trauma. Oregon families help children process school shooting trauma after teen killed three…
- Keywords: oregon, silver rail elementary school, school shooting, children trauma, families, special needs, bend, news, world, help, children, cope
- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/world/2026/10/18/oregon-families-grapple-with-explaining-school-shooting-to-childrenwhy-did-this-happen-oregon-families-help-children-cope-after-school-shooting/239518
- Published: 2026-10-18T08:57:52+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: oregon, silver rail elementary school, school shooting, children trauma, families, special needs, bend, news, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Oregon families help children process school shooting trauma after teen killed three children and a teacher.