Bend-La Pine Schools announced Monday Silver Rail Elementary will re-open November 12th. Crews are wrapping up repairs on the building, following last month’s shooting, where three special education students and their teacher were killed. That work is expected to be done by next Monday. Teachers and staff will be allowed back in on Monday and Tuesday to prepare classrooms. Silver Rail families will be allowed to walk through on Tuesday and Wednesday, before students return for a half day on Thursday. Friday, November 13th, will be the first full school day. A school resource officer is assigned to the campus through the end of the school year and additional staff will be on hand for the transition back to a regular routine. 

The Bend teacher credited with helping stop the deadly shooting at Silver Rail has now come forward. Police say Certified Learning Specialist Cassidy Schutz threw her cell phone at the suspect, then tackled him and fought to take the firearm away. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said her actions almost certainly prevented more bloodshed. Schutz, who was not injured, released a statement saying there are no words to describe the depth of her sadness. She says her focus remains on the families of those killed, the injured, and everyone who was there. Schutz is asking for privacy as the Bend community heals.

Silver Rail Elementary is set to reopen in mid-November, after Bend-La Pine Schools says a family survey showed overwhelming support for returning.

Construction crews are repairing damage from the October 15th deadly school shooting, including walls and doors. But leaders say the emotional recovery will take far longer.

More than ten days after the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary, Oregon students are turning grief into action. In Bend, hundreds of young people marched downtown this week, calling for an end to gun violence. On Wednesday, students at Sunset High School in Beaverton met with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden to talk about youth mental health and school safety.

A 32-year-old Warm Springs resident is facing charges after Bend Police say a man was seriously injured outside a Too $hort concert Saturday night. Police responded just before midnight to the area of Greenwood Avenue and Hill Street, near the Midtown Ballroom. Callers reported a 44-year-old Redmond man had been punched and was unconscious. The victim was transported by Bend Fire medics to St. Charles. Officers described the scene as chaotic, with a large intoxicated crowd and several disputes underway. With help from a security guard, police identified Hamley Sam Smith and arrested him nearby.