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Coverage dated October 21, 2026 to October 22, 2026

Teacher wounded in Oregon school attack says she had no chance to protect kids

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“I did the only thing I could do, which was to pretend to be dead in the hope he would not shoot me again.”

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Teacher who survived Oregon shooting tried to close door, ‘but the shooter was already there' (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend Oregon on October 16, 2026.

  2. Bangor Daily News

    Teacher who survived Oregon school attack says she had no chance to protect children (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    A teacher wounded in last week’s attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school says she never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside. In a statement issued by a family friend, Becky Drury said Wednesday that she ran to see what was going on when she […]

  3. New York Post

    Critically injured teacher blasted by Oregon school shooter Griffin John reveals she pretended ‘to be dead’ to avoid being killed (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Severely injured Oregon teacher Becky Drury revealed she pretended to be dead to survive being shot by 16-year-old gunman Griffin John.

  4. KOIN

    'The shooter was already there': Teacher who survived Bend school attack says she had no chance to protect children (opens KOIN)

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    BEND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A teacher wounded in last week's attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school says she never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside. In a statement issued by a family friend, Becky Drury said Wednesday that she ran to see what was [..

  5. NBC News

    Teacher who survived Bend shooting tried to close door, ‘but the shooter was already there’ (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Becky Drury was shot and seriously wounded by the gunman, who killed three children and another teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Teacher injured in Oregon school attack says she had no chance to protect children (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A teacher wounded in last week's attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside, she said Wednesday in a statement issued by a family…

  7. KXAN Austin

    Teacher wounded in Oregon school attack says she had no chance to protect kids (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    “I did the only thing I could do, which was to pretend to be dead in the hope he would not shoot me again.”

  8. WSVN Miami

    Teacher who survived Oregon school shooting clarifies she was injured before she was able to protect students (opens WSVN Miami)

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    BEND, Ore. (WSVN) — A teacher who survived last week’s shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon corrected the accounts of her heroism. Becky...

  9. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Teacher wounded in Oregon school attack says she had no chance to protect kids (AP) (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    “I did the only thing I could do, which was to pretend to be dead in the hope he would not shoot me again.”

  10. The Columbian

    Oregon teacher credited with protecting child disputes her own heroism (opens The Columbian)

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    After a teenager went on a deadly rampage at an Oregon elementary school last week, tales of heroism quickly surfaced. A father passing by who chased the attacker and killed him. A teacher who tried to tackle the attacker.

  11. PBS NewsHour

    Teacher injured in Oregon school shooting says she had no chance to protect students (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A teacher wounded in last week's attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside, she said Wednesday in a statement issued by a family friend.

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