By Friday, the halls of Pinconning High School, where Aiden had walked just days earlier in cap and gown, felt unbearably heavy. Desks sat too still. Friends tried to make sense of the impossible. Laughter felt foreign. Superintendent Andy Kowalczyk fought back emotion as he remembered Aiden. “They were the kind of students you wanted in your class. Kind, respectful,” he said, voice tight with grief. “It’s tough. It really is.” Counselors and crisis teams were already in place Friday morning, trying to help students and staff process the incomprehensible loss. But nothing could erase the question haunting everyone: How...
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