‘One death after another’ for a [Silver Spring] Maryland school shows the country’s child grief problem

St. Francis International School is in Silver Spring. 

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If you scroll through the Facebook page of the Saint Francis International School in Maryland, you will see a community that has been asked in recent months to mourn more than most.

In April, a post tells of the death of a young student’s father to covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

In May, a post invites prayers for another parent taken by the virus.

In June, a post describes a society eager to move on from the pandemic and a community left unable to: “Throughout this crisis three fathers of our students have died, multiple grandparents, parents of our teachers, and many other family members and friends. Students, parents, teachers, and others have all suffered with covid-19 and Br. Chris is currently in the ICU fighting severe pneumonia.”

A few weeks later, in July, a post let the community know it had lost “Brother Chris,” too. The 58-year-old pastor had led community members in prayer after some of the earlier deaths, and now, they were left praying for him...

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