At one elementary school in Sunset Park, educators settled on a message they wanted to convey to students after Tuesday's shooting. They agreed to emphasize advice Fred Rogers said he got from his mom: 'Look for the helpers; there will always be helpers.'
Students leaving Sunset Park High school in the afternoon after the shootingSchools in Brooklyn and across New York City sought to ramp up emotional support for students following Tuesday'sAnnie Tan, who teaches at a Sunset Park elementary school, said she struggled on Tuesday to explain to her young students why they werefor hours and couldn’t go outside for recess.
But by Wednesday morning, Tan said educators had met and settled on a message they wanted to convey to students. They agreed to emphasize advice Fred Rogers said he got from his mother:Tan said she utilized a vocabulary word, tourniquet, which she had taught her students months ago, to highlight how commuters had tied bandages around strangers to staunch their bleeding.
Speaking to reporters outside Maimonides Medical Center Tuesday night, Gov. Kathy Hochul said some of the wounded included children. She said she had spoken with patients ages 12, 13, 16 and 18. In total, at least 30 people were injured in the attack, authorities said. She said the school also sent home some strategies that parents could use, including to check in with their kids’ “head, heart and conscience,” including the questions: What do you currently know, how does that make you feel, what questions do you have, and what strengths can help you get through this.
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