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Golden Retriever Comfort Dogs Support Uvalde Students Returning to School After Texas Shooting
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On Tuesday, students from the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in Texas, who experienced the May school shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 21 people dead, returned to the classroom at new schools.
For the first day of school, the students had the support of parents, teachers, and 10 golden retriever comfort dogs. The compassionate canines traveled there from across the country to be with the children for the back-to-school season.
Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) K-9 Ministries — known for its nationwide dedication to providing canine comfort and support to those impacted by disasters — made a special effort to bring their comfort dogs to Uvalde for students facing uneasiness about returning to school following the shooting.
"There was a lot of hesitancy and anxiety about getting out of the car and going into the school. So we placed the dogs outside, and I do believe that that did help some of the kids see that dog and go, 'OK, well, I'm going to go pet the dog,'" Bonnie Fear, a crisis response coordinator for the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry, said, per CNN.
On Tuesday, students from the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in Texas, who experienced the May school shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 21 people dead, returned to the classroom at new schools.
For the first day of school, the students had the support of parents, teachers, and 10 golden retriever comfort dogs. The compassionate canines traveled there from across the country to be with the children for the back-to-school season.
Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) K-9 Ministries — known for its nationwide dedication to providing canine comfort and support to those impacted by disasters — made a special effort to bring their comfort dogs to Uvalde for students facing uneasiness about returning to school following the shooting.
"There was a lot of hesitancy and anxiety about getting out of the car and going into the school. So we placed the dogs outside, and I do believe that that did help some of the kids see that dog and go, 'OK, well, I'm going to go pet the dog,'" Bonnie Fear, a crisis response coordinator for the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry, said, per CNN.
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