Perry school superintendent provides update on when classes may resume after deadly shooting

THAT PEOPLE CAN HELP. AS WE FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY. THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION WE HAVE TO ANSWER IS WHEN SCHOOL WILL OPEN AGAIN. THERE WILL BE NO CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, NO CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. ALL NEXT WEEK. I’M GOING TO REPEAT THAT THERE WILL BE NO CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ALL NEXT WEEK. ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL NOT RETURN TO SCHOOL UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY AT THE EARLIEST. IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES WE WILL SHARE WITH PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND AND ON OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE. ALTHOUGH SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED, WE ARE OFFERING A GRAB AND GO LUNCH SERVICE AT PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. EACH DAY FROM 11 TO 1230. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE, SO I’M GOING TO READ IT AGAIN. ALTHOUGH SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED, WE ARE OFFERING A GRAB AND GO LUNCH AT AT PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EACH DAY FROM 11 TO 1230 AND CLOSING AGAIN ON BEHALF OF OUR SCHO

Perry schools superintendent Clark Wicks said classes for high school students will be canceled all next week and the earliest classes will resume for elementary and middle school students will be Friday, Jan. 12.That will allow crews to repair and clean the building where a 17-year-old student shot and killed a sixth-grader Thursday and wounded seven others before killing himself, and for the entire community to begin the healing process.Wicks spoke at a news conference at Perry's Hotel Pattee Friday afternoon just minutes after authorities identified 11-year-old Ahmir Jolliff as the sixth-grader who was killed. He said school officials are focused on supporting students and faculty, so even though schools will be closed, mental health professionals will be available to students and staff, and grab-and-go lunches will be available at Perry Elementary each day from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger is the only other victim who has been publicly identified. Authorities on Friday said he was one of three staffers wounded, along with four students. It wasn’t immediately clear if all seven were shot, and spokespersons did not immediately respond to inquiries seeking clarity. Besides Marburger, two students remained hospitalized.The state Department of Public Safety said Marburger, who is being treated in a Des Moines hospital, “acted selflessly and placed himself in harm’s way in an apparent effort to protect his students.” Full coverage of Perry school shooting:Authorities identify sixth-grader killed in Perry shootingAuthorities identify 17-year-old shooter who killed 1, wounded 7 in Perry school shootingFamilies recount terrifying moments from inside Perry High School during deadly shootingPolice on massive response to Perry High School: 'No community is immune'Iowa leaders, elected officials react to Perry High School shootingResources available for families impacted by Perry High School shootingDispatch recordings provide timeline of Perry High School shooting in IowaPerry High School principal Dan Marburger among 7 wounded'May this vigil be a beacon of light': Hundreds gather at Perry park to pray and mourn as a communityFamilies of Sandy Hook victims release statement on Perry High School shootingPerry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa’s presidential caucuses

PERRY, Iowa —

That will allow crews to repair and clean the building where a 17-year-old student shot and killed a sixth-grader Thursday and wounded seven others before killing himself, and for the entire community to begin the healing process.

Wicks spoke at a news conference at Perry's Hotel Pattee Friday afternoon just minutes after authorities identified 11-year-old Ahmir Jolliff as the sixth-grader who was killed.

He said school officials are focused on supporting students and faculty, so even though schools will be closed, mental health professionals will be available to students and staff, and grab-and-go lunches will be available at Perry Elementary each day from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger is the only other victim who has been publicly identified. Authorities on Friday said he was one of three staffers wounded, along with four students.

It wasn’t immediately clear if all seven were shot, and spokespersons did not immediately respond to inquiries seeking clarity. Besides Marburger, two students remained hospitalized.

The state Department of Public Safety said Marburger, who is being treated in a Des Moines hospital, “acted selflessly and placed himself in harm’s way in an apparent effort to protect his students.”

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