Classroom aide speaks after Bend school shooting

Miah Hergert, an inclusion educational assistant who was inside a Silver Rail Elementary classroom during the Oct. 15 shooting in Bend, Oregon, shared a statement expressing grief for those killed and injured and gratitude to the people who helped stop the attack. She said the experience changed her life and praised the students, educators and community members who have supported one another since the tragedy. Hergert, who moved to Bend less than a year ago, said the children and school community had become deeply important to her and that she hopes they can move forward together.