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Bend school district honors slain teacher, praises staff member's courage during attack: ‘Forever grateful’

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The Bend-La Pine Schools district in Oregon honored Megan Lambert, a 25-year-old special education teacher killed in a school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School earlier this week. The district also praised Becky Drury, an injured staff member and another unnamed learning specialist who courageously engaged the shooter. Community members gathered near the school to mourn the victims, including three young students, while praising local resident Kaylub Giamanco for intervening during the attack and fatally shooting the teenage gunman. Police Chief Mike Krantz commended a teacher’s heroic actions in confronting the attacker directly, potentially preventing further casualties.

Written by AI on 2026-10-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 15, 2026, an active shooter report led to a lockdown at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The Bend Police Department responded with a significant presence, directing families to Journey Church at 61303 S. Highway 97 as a reunification site. The Associated Press reported that the incident resulted in the deaths of four people, including three children and one teacher. The shooter, Griffin John II, age 16, is also among those killed; he was shot by Kaylub Giamanco, a father who happened to be nearby when the shooting began. Saylor Graham-Poarch, a seven-year-old girl with disabilities who was shot in the face during the attack but survived, has since been moved out of intensive care and faces a long recovery process.

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🔮 The district remembered her as a bright light for her "students, family, and our community," adding, "She will be missed beyond words can express." The district also praised Becky Drury, an inclusion educational assistant who was injured during the attack and is currently recovering.

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BEND Bend-La Pine Schools Ore. Oregon Silver Rail Elementary School

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BEND GPE · 4× Becky Drury PERSON · 2× Lambert PERSON · 2× Bend-La Pine Schools ORG · 1× Megan Lambert PERSON · 1× Ore. GPE · 1× Oregon GPE · 1× Portland GPE · 1× Rhoam Summer PERSON · 1× Silver Rail Elementary School ORG · 1×

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The district remembered her as a bright light for her "students, family, and our community," adding, "She will be missed beyond words can express." The district also praised Becky Drury, an inclusion educational assistant who was injured during the attack and is currently recovering.

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2026-10-18 · Fox News

Bend school district honors slain teacher, praises staff member's courage during attack: ‘Forever grateful’ · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Oregon school district that lost three young students and a teacher in a mass shooting this week expressed profound grief on Saturday, praising the courage of the educator and staff member who risked their lives during the attack. asserted

who → lose → attack

"Our hearts are broken," the Bend-La Pine Schools district said in a social media post. asserted

district → break → post

"They responded to an attack on their school in a way for which we are forever grateful." asserted

we → respond → which

Lambert had just joined the district this fall for her first teaching job. asserted

Lambert → join → job

who → remember → attack

"We continue to wrap our arms around Becky Drury," the post stated. asserted

post → continue → Drury

"In addition, a learning specialist responded with extraordinary courage and engaged directly with the shooter. asserted

specialist → respond → shooter

The tragic shooting has devastated the community of Bend, located about 170 miles south of Portland. asserted

shooting → devastate → Portland

On Saturday, residents gathered near the school to mourn Lambert and the three young victims: 5-year-old Rhoam Summer, along with two other children, ages 8 and 11, whose families requested their names not be publicly disclosed. asserted

names → gather → children

A 7-year-old girl and Drury both sustained injuries and are recovering, according to police. uncertain

girl → sustain → police

At a growing sidewalk memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary, mourners have left flowers, offered prayers, and wrote messages of support in chalk. asserted

mourners → grow → chalk

Community members and authorities have also commended Kaylub Giamanco, 36, a father of two Silver Rail students, who intervened during the attack. asserted

who → commend → attack

Giamanco was on his lunch break when he saw the teenage gunman entering the building with a shotgun. asserted

gunman → see → shotgun

He retrieved a legally secured .40-caliber pistol from his car, pursued the shooter into the school, and fatally shot him. asserted

He → retrieve → him

Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz praised the rapid response of both citizens and staff, while highlighting an unnamed teacher who confronted the gunman directly by throwing a cellphone and tackling him. asserted

who → praise → him

"The teacher... was willing to stand and fight for her children," Krantz said Friday. asserted

Krantz → stand → children

"I think we all recognize that that is true heroism. asserted

that → think → ?

She almost certainly helped avoid more bloodshed." asserted

She → help → bloodshed