The Bend-La Pine Schools district is grappling with profound grief following a devastating mass shooting that claimed the lives of three young students and a dedicated teacher, Megan Lambert, 25, a first-year special education teacher at Silver Rail Elementary. The district has issued a heartfelt statement expressing immense gratitude for the extraordinary courage displayed by its staff during the horrific attack. “Our hearts are broken,” the district stated, “They responded to an attack on their school in a way for which we are forever grateful.” Special recognition is being given to Becky Drury, an inclusion educational assistant who sustained injuries and is recovering, and an unnamed learning specialist whose bravery in confronting the shooter directly is being hailed. The community is also honoring Kaylub Giamanco, a father of two students, who heroically intervened by fatally shooting the teenage gunman after the assailant entered the school with a shotgun. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz lauded the swift actions of both citizens and staff, emphasizing the teacher who, by throwing a cellphone and tackling the gunman, likely prevented further tragedy. The community has gathered at a growing memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary, leaving flowers and messages of support to remember Lambert and the young victims, 5-year-old Rhoam Summer, and two other children whose identities are being withheld by their families, while a 7-year-old girl and Drury continue their recovery.
Adapted from: U.S. News Today on Fox News
