Public meeting Freeman High School

Several hundred community members and their children packed the Freeman High School gymnasiums Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 for a public meeting about the shooting that took place there Wednesday.

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Thu., Sept. 14, 2017

Randy Russell, superintendent of the Freeman schools, hugs another staff member Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 before a community-wide meeting to discuss the school shooting that took place Wednesday at Freeman High School. The crowd packed the gymnasium and listened to Russell, representatives of the Sheriff’s Department and a mental health professional.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Superintendent Randy Russell, second from right, talks to high school students before a community meeting Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at Freeman High School to talk about the shooting that took place Wednesday.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
While hundreds of parents and students were in Freeman High School for a community meeting about the shooting that took place Wednesday, a group of students gathered in front of the school sign to add to the memorial for slain student Sam Strahan Thursday, Sept. 14, 2107.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
While hundreds of parents and students were in Freeman High School for a community meeting about the shooting that took place Wednesday, a group of students gathered in front of the school sign to add to the memorial for slain student Sam Strahan Thursday, Sept. 14, 2107.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Several hundred community members and their children packed the Freeman High School gymnasiums Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 for a public meeting about the shooting that took place there Wednesday.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Interim principal Harry Amend hugs a student before a public meeting Thursday, Sept. 14, 2107 at Freeman High School to talk about the shooting that took place Wednesday. Amend is a former superintendent of the district.

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Parents and students stand for the national anthem Thursday, Sept. 14, 2107 at Freeman High School where a public meeting was held to talk about the shooting that took place Wednesday at the school. Since the shooting Wednesday morning, the phrase Freeman Strong has become a catchphrase.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Randy Russell, superintendent of the Freeman schools, hugs a community member Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 before a community-wide meeting to discuss the school shooting that took place Wednesday at Freeman High School. The crowd packed the gymnasium and listened to Russell, representatives of the Sheriff’s Department and a mental health professional.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review