Parma City School District Outlines Return Plan After Student’s Death Parma City School District officials have detailed plans for high school students to return to class following the shooting death of a Valley Forge High School student inside the cafeteria earlier this week. Classes are set to resume on Friday, April 23, 2026, with a modified and optional schedule for Valley Forge High School students. Both Valley Forge and Normandy high schools remain closed on Thursday to allow students, staff, and families time to process the loss. According to the district memo: – 11th and 12th graders: 9:00 a.m. To 10:30 a.m. – 9th and 10th graders: 12:00 p.m. To 1:30 p.m. Parents and guardians are invited at 3:00 p.m. For a meeting with administrators and mental health professionals. Attendance on Friday is optional for Valley Forge students, and regular bus transportation will not be available, though accommodations can be arranged. Support services will be a major focus of the day, with grief counselors, art therapy, and emotional support dogs available to students, and families. Grief counseling is also being offered on Thursday from 9 a.m. To 1 p.m. At Valley Forge High School, with additional support planned in the coming weeks. The district has also modified its state testing schedule and pushed it to next week: – Tuesday, April 28: Algebra I and Geometry – Wednesday, April 29: U.S. History and Government (rescheduled) – Friday, May 1: Biology Officials say the changes are meant to support students during an especially difficult time. Parma City School District Superintendent Scott Hunt and Parma Heights Police Department officials said there is no evidence of any further threat to the school district after the incident. The investigation so far suggests the student did not intend to harm anyone else and obtained the gun from a family member.
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