For the first time this school year, busses are rolling into Twin Cities schools, with teachers now back instructing students for the first time since the tragic shooting at Annunciation church.

Monica Byron, president of Education Minnesota and a former educator at Richfield Public Schools, said educators remain hopeful.

"In light of everything that happened, they were still excited for this new year," said Byron. "With the tragedy that happened, they know that their students and other adults may be a little bit on edge, so they are ready to deal with those emotions as the new year begins."

Byron said her former district had resources on hand to help teachers deal directly with traumatic situations.

"In Richfield, for example, if we had a tragedy, our school counselors, our socia

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