Oregon Teacher Recounts Narrow Escape in School Shooting
A Silver Rail Elementary teacher described her actions during a school shooting, including attempting to barricade her classroom and then feigning death.
US Politics • 2 hours ago
A teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, recounted the harrowing moments of a school shooting, detailing her efforts to protect her students by attempting to secure the classroom door and subsequently playing dead.
The teacher, who was injured in the incident, described hearing gunshots and immediately trying to close and lock the classroom door. According to her account, she was shot at close range as she made her attempt.
Following the shooting, the teacher stated she pretended to be dead, an action she took in the midst of the unfolding violence. Details surrounding the shooter and the full extent of the injuries sustained by the teacher and any potential victims have not been fully disclosed.