This link was posted in another comment. People should read the news release at the top of the page as it offers an account of the events that contrasts starkly with the media accounts. Apparently, there was no "attack" staged; rather, the teacher told the children that there were people somewhere nearby shooting guns, though not at people. Most of the children did not seem upset by the incident. A few did, but supervisors talked to them and reported that they seemed fine afterward. But read the press release.
What really doesn't make sense about communicators in that show is how inconsistent they are about activation methods. Sometimes they have to tap the communicator before they start talking, other times they don't.
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This link was posted in another comment. People should read the news release at the top of the page as it offers an account of the events that contrasts starkly with the media accounts. Apparently, there was no "attack" staged; rather, the teacher told the children that there were people somewhere nearby shooting guns, though not at people. Most of the children did not seem upset by the incident. A few did, but supervisors talked to them and reported that they seemed fine afterward. But read the press release.
What really doesn't make sense about communicators in that show is how inconsistent they are about activation methods. Sometimes they have to tap the communicator before they start talking, other times they don't.
Rett Syndrome is a type of autism. RTFA