Arkansas Community Still Reeling After Fatal School Shooting Spree
Students returned to class last Thursday at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Ark., two days after Americans were shocked for the third time since last October by a multiple slaying at school.
Following the shooting deaths of four students and a teacher, allegedly by two boys from the school, counseling sessions are being held at the school and will continue until they are no longer needed, Connie Tolbert, the secretary to the superintendent of the 1,552-student Westside school district, said late last week.
A vigil was held at Arkansas State University the day after the shooting, and a memorial service was also scheduled at...
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