Counseling follows Westside Middle School attack
After four students and a teacher were killed at Westside Middle School, counselors work with students and parents to ease trauma. Police say cousins Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, ages 13 and 11, fired after triggering a fake alarm. Principal Karen Curtner and experts urge parental support and open discussion as classes resume amid fear and questions about future fire drills.
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Slain girls remembered for their friendship
Four girls ages 11 and 12 were killed in an ambush at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro Arkansas after a fake fire alarm drew them from a classroom. The victims Brittany Warner Whitney Irving Paige Herring and Stephanie Johnson were described as active in sports and close friends with varied personalities.
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Higher-ed plan wins House tentative OK
The House approves a restructuring plan for Kansas higher education aimed at coordinating the sprawling system and easing reliance on local taxes. It would cap local levies at 20 mills or 10 mills in consolidated counties, with state funds offsetting lost revenues, at an estimated $190 million over four years. Lawmakers split along party lines with Rep. Tom Sloan supporting albeit with limited opt out, while Reps. Ballard and Findley of Lawrence opposed citing concerns about funding and the Board of Regents.
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Teacher dies protecting student at Westside Middle School
Shannon Wright, 32, an English teacher at Westside Middle in Jonesboro Arkansas, died after shielding a sixth grader during a mass shooting at the school. Two former students Mitchell Johnson 13 and Andrew Golden 11 lured classmates outside with a false alarm then opened fire. four girls were killed and ten others plus another teacher wounded. Wright died of gunshot wounds, Emma Pittman survived.
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Senior services faces big budget cuts in DCSS
Douglas County Senior Services confronts tightening finances as ongoing lawsuits and reduced funding threaten a 1998 budget deficit. The board approved a final severance for retiring director Marguerite Carlson, gave interim leadership steps, and closed a meal site to save about 4000. Bus services and staffing cuts loom amid rising ride requests and policy changes.
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