Gulfport High School students grieve classmate - WXXV News 25

Students astatine Gulfport High School retrieve their classmate Jaheim McMillan.

Gathering successful the schoolhouse tribunal yard, students made posters that work ‘Justice for Jaheim,’ they huddled together, listened to music, and supported each different arsenic they grieve the beingness of the 15-year-old.

WXXV spoke to Sandy Commer-East, Gulfport School District’s nationalist relations director, who tells america successful truthful galore words: “We privation to beryllium supportive of our students arsenic they grieve. We provided resources and counselors to talk with students. Any clip you suffer a young person, it’s bittersweet and we privation to enactment them.”

Gulfport High elder Zanya Quin said, “Some radical astatine the schoolhouse don’t cognize truthful I consciousness similar they should cognize due to the fact that his beingness was taken. I consciousness similar that should beryllium recognized everywhere. So, I conscionable thought we travel unneurotic and get it recognized. High schoolhouse students similar going retired and having amusive and it’s similar we person to interest astir volition we marque it backmost location to our parents oregon not.”

Students besides wore customized t-shirts arsenic they grieve the beingness of their friend.