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SJSD prepared to help students cope after shooting at Chiefs rally By JAZMINE KNIGHT News-Press NOW After the tragic shooting outside of Union Station following the parade, many students from the St. Joseph School District who attended may return to classes with a wide array of feelings. Commonly, survivors of a mass shooting feel waves of grief, guilt and depression. To help students and staff who are experiencing these feelings, the school district is dedicated to providing counseling for those who need it. Elizabeth Chase, director of counseling for SJSD, said they are expecting a variety of responses from those who were in attendance at the parade, and even from those ❯ For more who didn’t attend. coverage of “It’s been so local response heavily covered in to Chiefs the media,” Chase parade, see said. “I imagine we will have students Page B1 who are upset and just like the adults, they are trying to make sense of it. And maybe still are wondering if everybody that they know is safe.” The district is advising teachers to listen and be mindful of changes in their students. “Teachers will be looking for things like if students are coming in and maybe they have a stomachache or a headache that isn’t really related to anything else,” Chase said. They will also be on the lookout for students who show new signs of anxiety or restlessness. “We’ll look to identify those and then they’ll be referred to school counseling or to our school social workers just to check in with those students,” Chase said. Chase says they are more than happy to talk to parents who are concerned Please see COPE/Page A4 Jazmine Knight | News-Press NOW Elizabeth Chase describes how the St. Joseph School District will help students cope with the shooting that took place at the Kansas City Chiefs parade.