The
images of rioters gaining access to both chambers of the House and Senate in
the Capitol building can be especially disturbing to children.
It
prompted Dr. Rydell Harrison, the superintendent of Easton-Redding Region 9, to
providing a calming tone for students.
"The
Easton-Redding school district wants to assure its teachers and students that
[they] can feel safe as they get ready to head back into the building in the wake
of what happened on Capitol Hill,” he told News 12.
Dr.
Harrison spoke with parents Thursday morning and sent a letter to teachers
about how to talk to their students.
“There's
still hope…We're living through a really tough time historically in our
nation,” he says. “We have seen light at the end of the tunnel, and
we've seen change."
The
district says counselors are available to students should they need them.
Norwalk
Public Schools also sent out a statement today saying, "Our professional
educators will provide safe spaces for students to have appropriate
conversations and process yesterday's event."
Four
people died, including the woman shot inside the Capitol, after
President Donald Trump held a nearby rally. The president is being widely
blamed for inciting the crowd to fight for his re-election, despite his
resounding loss in November.