Here's how a local high school has been tackling the lingering trauma from the Highland Park shooting last Fourth of July.had a major psychological impact, not just on those at the parade, but the entire community, including students.
ABC7's Mark Rivera sat down with District 113 Superintendent Bruce Law and the district's first-ever director of recovery, Jennifer Ginopolis, for a conversation about their new trauma informed-approach to learning this school year.Highland Park parade shooting victims honored with prayer, oak tree planting nearly 1 year later
"The first thing that we did, we wanted to make sure all our students were safe. We had bands students in the parade. We had football players in the parade," Law said. "The next thing that happened was, I think, truly extraordinary. There were conversations very quickly on the support we needed to provide.""It became the focal point of the community.
Ginopolis talked about how the traumatic event changed the way they looked at approaching the school year, especially with students who had actually been in the parade and witnessed the violence and carnage.Cooper Roberts update: Boy paralyzed in Highland Park shooting now 'tackling life head-on,' mom says
"Everybody was shaken. Everybody was affected. And so, it has changed our entire way we do school, the way we look at school, the way we are activated, the way we look at our curriculum. And, it's changed absolutely everything," Ginopolis said. "In each building, we created trauma interventionists and those positions were charged with working with students that come into our doors with trauma.
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