Less than a week after 14-year-old Colt Gray allegedly carried out a murderous rampage at a northern Georgia high school that left four people dead, students were allowed back on campus Monday to collect belongings left behind in the chaos.
Apalachee High students were able to go back inside the school, however several teens expressed they were not ready to return to the deadly scene.
"If you are not ready to return to school, we ask that you reach out to your school's principal, let them know that you're not ready, and allow them to assist you with finding any resources that you may need," Barrow County School System Superintendent Dr. Dallas LeDuff said in a statement, according to WANF-TV.
It's unclear when Apalachee High School will resume instruction, but other schools in Barrow County will pick back up Tuesday.
"We believe we need to be together as soon as possible to move forward and to provide some sense of familiarity for our students," LeDuff said in a separate statement, according to the district's website.
Christian Angulo, 14, Mason Schermerhorn, 14, Christina Irimie, 53, and Richard Aspinwall, 39, were killed Wednesday when Gray fired off several rounds from an AR-platform-style weapon, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Nine others were injured in the shooting.
It's unclear if the victims were targeted and a motive remains under investigation.
Gray has been charged with four counts of murder and will be tried as an adult.
His father, Colin Gray, has also been arrested in connection with the incident, and has been charged with eight counts of cruelty to children, two counts of involuntary manslaughter (second-degree murder), and four counts of involuntary manslaughter (involuntary), according to authorities.
