Five Woodmore Elementary students remain in the hospital following last week’s fatal bus crash on Talley Road. Three of the students are still listed in critical condition, according to Hamilton County Schools Interim Superintendent Kirk Kelly.
Standing outside of Woodmore Elementary School, Kelly said about 85 percent of Woodmore’s students returned to school Monday.
Staff at the school worked to make the day as normal and supportive for students as possible, Kelly said.
The school had 15 counselors, five therapy dogs and hundreds of teddy bears and hugs for students, said Woodmore Elementary School’s Principal Brenda Adamson-Cothran.
“Our hearts continue to be broken and we are deeply grieving,” she said. “Our goal for today was to make sure we created and had a stable, safe and comforting school environment for our students.”