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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Texas children grapple with trauma after school massacre

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

One girl runs and hides when she sees thin people with long hair similar to the gunman who stormed into her Uvalde, Texas, school and killed 21 people. One boy stopped making friends and playing with animals. A third child feels her heart race when she's reminded of the May 24 massacre that killed a close friend — once at such a dangerous pace that she had to be rushed to a hospital, where she stayed for weeks.

The 11-year-old girl has been diagnosed with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Associated Press spoke with her and her family on condition her name not be used to protect her identity.

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