FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Nearly a month after a crash claimed the lives of three E.E. Smith High School football players , district leaders at Cumberland County Schools said they are working to do whatever they can to make sure students and staff have the support they need to process the tragedy.

18-year-old Jai-Hyon Elliot , 17-year-old Nicholas Williams , and 17-year-old Trevor Merritt died after the car they were in crashed on the way to a teammate's surprise birthday party following football practice.

"It's one of those things that people are still very much feeling and talking about - the loss of these three young people," said Dr. Natasha Scott , who serves as the Executive Director of Student Services at Cumberland County Schools, oversees school staff like social

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