How La Loche students returned after mass shooting
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A northern Saskatchewan high school that was the site of a deadly shooting a decade ago closed for weeks before students returned to class.
A northern Saskatchewan high school that was the site of a deadly shooting a decade ago closed for weeks before students returned to class.
Jason Young with the Northern Lights School Division says time was needed after the tragedy at Dene High School in La Loche to ensure supports and security were in place. Two died and several were injured.
“We were just in a difficult position to be able to start school again,” Young said in an interview.
“We didn’t have the resources to do that. We just needed to meet with people where they were at and slowly work together to try and start school up again.”
On Tuesday, a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and at a home in the town in northeastern B.C. left nine children and adults dead, including the shooter.
RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald told a news conference Friday that children need to return to school at an appropriate time.
He said he’s hopeful investigators will be out of the school as soon as possible so the town can begin to heal.
The Grade 7-12 school has roughly 160 students.
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