Westinghouse Academy phasing students back in after Tuesday's shooting

RETURNED AS STUDENTS MAKING THEIR WAY BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM HERE. WESTINGHOUSE ACADEMY, A GRADUAL REENTRY PLAN COMING JUST ONE WEEK AFTER FOUR KIDS WERE SHOT AND INJURED AS THEY WERE LEAVING SCHOOL FOR THE DAY. TOGETHER WE CAN TOGETHER WE WILL. TOGETHER WE MUST. THE SIGNS GREETING WESTINGHOUSE ACADEMY STUDENTS AS THEY ARE NOW BACK TO THE CLASSROOM. I’M A LITTLE WORRIED, BUT I THINK SHE’LL BE FINE. THAT WORRYING NOT ONLY HAPPENING BECAUSE IT’S HER DAUGHTER’S FIRST DAY AT A NEW SCHOOL. SHE WOULD HAVE STARTED ON TUESDAY. BUT THAT INCIDENT HAPPENED. SO THEY WERE REMOTE. BUT SHE DON’T HAVE A CHROMEBOOK BECAUSE IT WAS OUR FIRST DAY. SO TODAY IS HER FIRST DAY. IT’S ALSO THE FIRST DAY BACK FOR KIDS IN GRADE SIX THREE AT WESTINGHOUSE ACADEMY IN PITTSBURGH’S HOMEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. TOMORROW, GRADES NINE THROUGH 12 WILL ALSO BE BACK TO IN-PERSON LEARNING. FOR THE PAST WEEK, WESTINGHOUSE HAS GONE TO REMOTE BECAUSE IT WAS ONE WEEK AGO TODAY THAT FOUR STUDENTS WERE HURT IN THE SHOOTING JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SCHOOL AFTER DISMISSAL. THAT’S WHAT MAKES ME NERVOUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AT DISMISSAL. FORTUNATELY, THE ALL THE STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE LIFE THREATENING INJURIES, BUT THE SITUATION THREATENING ENOUGH. THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH SAYS SOCIAL AND REACH PROGRAM WORKERS ARE IN THE SCHOOL, ENSURING KIDS HAVE SUPPORT IF NEEDED. PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAY SCHOOL POLICE ARE WORKING WITH LOCAL POLICE FOR ADDITIONAL COVERAGE DURING ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL TIMES AND AS AN ADDED MEASURE, THE SCHOOL’S OPERATING ON A MODIFIED LOCKDOWN TODAY AND TOMORROW, MEANING NO ONE CAN ENTER OR EXIT THE BUILDING WITHOUT A RISK. ADULT APPOINTMENT. AND I DID REACH OUT TO PITTSBURGH POLICE FOR ANY UPDATES ON THIS CASE. THEY SAY AT THIS POINT, STILL NO ARRESTS TO ANNOUNCE YET FROM THE CITY’S HOMEWO

Westinghouse Academy 6-12 will gradually be bringing students back to the classroom this week following a Feb. 14 shooting, the school announced in a release. Students will work asynchronously Monday, the school said. Sixth through eighth graders returned to in-person instruction Tuesday, while high schoolers will return to class in person on Wednesday. This comes after four students were shot outside Westinghouse Academy in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood, police said."Our focus is the recovery of the Pittsburgh Westinghouse school community," Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Walters said. "We must provide teaching and learning environments that support varying responses to trauma. The gradual re-entry will allow staff and students time to process and seek assistance as needed."Staff and families have been notified about the plans for re-entry. Administrators are working with school officials, safety officers and Pittsburgh law enforcement to ensure the students' safety. Pittsburgh Public Schools told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 they are "focused on the recovery of our injured students and the entire Pittsburgh Westinghouse school community. As last week's incident occurred outside off school property, School Police are working closely with local law enforcement for additional coverage during the arrival and dismissal of students and staff. As an added precautionary measure, the school will operate on a modified lockdown (Tuesday) and (Wednesday). A modified dismissal means that no one may enter or exit the facility without a prescheduled appointment."

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Westinghouse Academy 6-12 will gradually be bringing students back to the classroom this week following a Feb. 14 shooting, the school announced in a release.

Students will work asynchronously Monday, the school said. Sixth through eighth graders returned to in-person instruction Tuesday, while high schoolers will return to class in person on Wednesday.

This comes after four students were shot outside Westinghouse Academy in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood, police said.

"Our focus is the recovery of the Pittsburgh Westinghouse school community," Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Walters said. "We must provide teaching and learning environments that support varying responses to trauma. The gradual re-entry will allow staff and students time to process and seek assistance as needed."

Staff and families have been notified about the plans for re-entry. Administrators are working with school officials, safety officers and Pittsburgh law enforcement to ensure the students' safety.

Pittsburgh Public Schools told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 they are "focused on the recovery of our injured students and the entire Pittsburgh Westinghouse school community. As last week's incident occurred outside off school property, School Police are working closely with local law enforcement for additional coverage during the arrival and dismissal of students and staff. As an added precautionary measure, the school will operate on a modified lockdown (Tuesday) and (Wednesday). A modified dismissal means that no one may enter or exit the facility without a prescheduled appointment."

Westinghouse Academy phasing students back in after Tuesday's shooting

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