Former Robb Elementary School teacher grieves for her mentor, students killed

One girl, by way of tears, talked about her connection to the constructing, the lecturers, and the scholars contained in the fourth-grade classroom the place the taking pictures occurred.

“Three years in the past, this was my college. Irma Garcia was my mentor trainer. These had been my associates. I taught a few of their siblings, and I am unable to wrap my head round it. I do not perceive it,” Regina Miles stated.

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Folks within the small neighborhood stated there is no option to make sense of Tuesday’s mass taking pictures. Twenty-one white crosses now symbolize the victims in entrance of Robb Elementary Faculty.

Every day, crowds have come to hope and go away presents at a memorial website. A lot of them had been households with babies. They tried to consolation one another as finest they might.

Miles stated it took her three days, however she knew she needed to come.

“It is crucial for me to be right here. The buddies that I made and the relationships that I had right here whereas I used to be right here my first three years of educating had been superior. Superior girls. Superior households. This neighborhood has been rocked, they usually’ll by no means be the identical,” stated Miles.

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Miles gave troopers an indication of assist from the elementary college the place she works now.

“We do not end till subsequent week. So, we’ve got a complete ‘nother 4 days to go. It is laborious every single day to go up in there,” she stated.

Regardless of how laborious she stated it was to be on the scene, she believes essentially the most tough days can be subsequent. It is going to be each time the neighborhood can transfer previous grief towards solutions.

“Can we get collectively and let’s discover a answer? How can we repair it,” she requested.

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