Seattle Public Schools students returned to class Wednesday, including those at Garfield High School.
Students there are still reeling over the death of 17-year-old Amarr Murphy-Paine . Murphy-Paine was gunned down on campus during the lunch hour in June.
“We still are very much thinking about Amarr and the affects that’s had on the community. But, coming back into this, the mood isn’t as somber as it was at the end of school last year,” one Garfield senior said to KIRO Newsradio.
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Meanwhile, the school shooting in Georgia that left two students and two teachers dead has reopened wounds, and some students are angry.
“This has been a trend, for what, the past two decades? Every other developed nation doesn’t have to deal with this. So, why are we still lagging behind? We’re the best country out there,” another student said.