Becky’s Home! Silver Rail Elementary School teacher released from hospital
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Silver Rail shooting survivor Becky Drury has returned home after 23 days in the hospital and four surgeries. Meanwhile, community support organizations are turning their focus toward helping young survivors with their educational needs.
The Silver Rail Children’s Fund announced it has served more than 550 survivors and family members through events such as pumpkin patch visits, sensory art activities, therapy dogs and child care. The nonprofit is now working to help children recover missed classroom time.
Drury’s recovery milestone was shared by her husband, Will Drury in an online update. “After 23 days and four surgeries, our beautiful Becky is finally home!” Will Drury wrote. “The nurses all gathered and applauded her as we rounded the corner to the elevators. Tears were shed all around!”
The organization’s shift toward educational support addresses the long-term impacts of trauma on young survivors as they transition back to regular routines.
“What’s next is academics. Our kids have missed nearly a month of school and trauma makes it hard to focus even once they are back,” the Silver Rail Children’s Fund stated in an update. “The fund is now recruiting and paying licensed K–5 tutors, with the first family applications already in and we are asking the community to fund tutoring hours, learning materials and quiet space for it.”
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