Space shuttle tragedy not hot topic at school
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“Honestly, we’ve not even talked about it,” said Bobby Ray Elementary principal Bob Bonner. “It was two days old by the time they got back to school. Teachers might do something on an individual basis, but the subject’s not been officially broached.”
Had the accident occurred when school was in session, said Dibrell Elementary principal Sherry Trotman, the response might have been different.
“It helped the students weren’t at school,” Trotman said. “If they were, I think there would have been more of an impact. Teachers would have spent the rest of the day discussing it.”
At Eastside Elementary, principal Michael Trevathan said his school has done nothing to mark the event, other than flying the flag at half-staff. He also noted he had not had one student or teacher mention the accident to him.
A school-wide moment of silence was observed at Morrison Elementary Monday morning, when teachers also answered any questions students might have had. A moment of silence is also scheduled at Irving College Elementary for Friday, when principal David Walker said he would like to see students receive a brief lesson on the history of the shuttle program. Warren County Middle School students heard a special segment on service to America during their daily Project Wisdom program on Monday.
At Boyd Christian students and teachers participated in a moment of silent prayer during their Monday chapel assembly.