BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — Bowling Green High School postponed its graduation ceremonies previously scheduled for Friday night following the death of one of its students.
Bowling Green R-! School District Superintendent Matt Frederickson shared the announcement Friday morning on the school's website that a member of the senior class had died the night before. To give the school community time to grieve, the graduation ceremonies were postponed to 7 p.m. Saturday in the high school gym. Graduation practice that was scheduled for Friday morning was also canceled.
"I know our community is hurting and overwhelmed by this news," Frederickson wrote in the announcement. "Our main focus at this point is about support as we take care of the families, our students, staff and all who are impacted by this loss. Our teachers, counselors and administrators will be working diligently to meet the needs of individual students and staff members."
Bowling Green will be bringing in additional support Friday to help students and staff deal with the loss, Frederickson said in the announcement.
"Every person processes grief differently and has different needs in the wake of a tragedy," he wrote. "For so many students and staff members, school is a safe place where we find community. Grief counselors advise schools to keep a normal routine as much as possible as that routine provides solace for large numbers of people. For those students and staff, we will have additional counselors from neighboring districts here to help this morning. This is a community that comes together to support those that are hurting. We are thankful for our BG Family."
The superintendent did not share the student's name or how they died.
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