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grief-processing lessons. The school has recognized that grief is a complicated landscape to navigate for both an individual and a community as a whole, and everyone from Mr. Commons and Ms. Slattery to individual teachers have tried their best to make students feel safe. These actions are productive; of course, how much students are helped can’t be quantifiably measured, but there is absolutley no doubt the steps taken have at least helped to create a more caring and supportive school community.

The school can and should continue to bring in outside counselors, speakers and therapy dogs: these actions are well-intended and have the potential to help students. Ultimately, though, it falls to each and every one of us to check in on our loved ones and see how they’re doing — a process in which we act not as substitutes for professionals but as empathetic people with similar ages, experiences and ways of seeing the world. These kinds of interactions are just as significant as any administrative measure and contain the kind of genuine connection needed now more than ever. As students, we are the only ones with the power to create them: they can be as simple as texting someone who looked down and as elaborate as participating with a friend in grief counseling — empathizing with those affected by grief can be hugely impactful in ways big and small. The tragedies of the past few months are horrific, and there is no right way of moving forward. But even as the administration looks to formal programs and outside-ofschool initiatives, we must keep in mind our sense of community and the positive effects of spontaneous acts of compassion and care.

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