Students at Gompers Elementary-Middle School made their return to school Monday for the first time since an eighth grader stabbed another girl in front of a classroom full of students on Oct. 8.
But despite the early morning darkness and chill in the air, Detroit school board members, city and state officials, police officers, and community leaders came out in full force to support the students during a difficult time.
The stabbing happened after the mother of one of the students brought a knife to her daughter inside the school, according to the Detroit Public Schools Community District. The mother set off a metal detector but was allowed to enter the school without being searched by the security guard on duty, officials said…