Thinking Out Loud

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100111/NEWS01/100111010/Police--Weekend-homicide-likely-stemmed-from-domestic-dispute&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL?GID=6g/qTDBDAw1xHg3KyxlhQC+HkLrd95BZ7RIWrMTiXhA%3D


The above story is about a teacher's aide from my kids' school that was murdered last night, supposedly by an ex-boyfriend of hers. I've all but stopped watching the 11-o-clock news, so I had no idea this had occurred until I got home tonight and my kids told me. I also found out that my youngest, who is about to be 8 next week, saw a grief counselor.

Now, on the one hand, I am glad there was someone on hand to speak with the students today and help them through any feelings they may have been experiencing upon finding out, but on the other hand, I feel like I should have been notified at the time that my child went to see the counselor, or at the very least, at some point before the end of the school day, so that I could have been prepared to deal with any potential of residual feelings, rather than being blindsided by this news.

I might have to give the school a call in the morning.