{"id":17617,"date":"2024-03-26T16:11:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T05:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/?post_type=article&p=17617"},"modified":"2024-03-28T13:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T02:57:59","slug":"school-funding-a-societal-fissure","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/article\/school-funding-a-societal-fissure\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tragedy for Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; \u2026<\/strong><\/em>‘<\/p>John 11:25<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dear Students, Parents and Carers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last evening, Leon Li of Year 11 passed away after what appears to have been an anaphylactic reaction.\u202fI have the sad responsibility of conveying to you the basic details.\u202f Senior Staff have assisted his parents this morning to try and support them in their terrible loss. Staff were briefed early this morning, followed by a special assembly of all Senior School students.\u202f We have made special arrangements for students deeply affected to be able to go to the Chapel to sit quietly, to reflect, to discuss in small groups and to receive pastoral support from one of our School Counsellors (Psychologists and Social Workers) and our Chaplain.\u202f Staff deeply affected by the loss of Leon have had a similar opportunity with our Counselling staff and our Community Chaplain.\u202f Other local schools with which we regularly partner have kindly offered additional Counsellors today to assist our community.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loss of Leon affects a great many of our students and staff as Leon was very active in so many aspects of Shore.\u202f He was a fine musician, featuring in a number of our bands, an enthusiastic member of drama ensembles, an active Shore sportsman, a member of our Shore Cadet Unit and a diligent student.\u202f The tragedy is of such a promising and fine young man losing his life at such an early age.\u202f Death at such a young age is always incomprehensible.\u202f Often, teenagers have no prior experience of losing someone to whom they were close.\u202f Today we have seen the quality of our Shore boys as they have mourned Leon and comforted one another.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leon was confirmed in his faith last year by the Anglican Bishop of North Sydney, the Right Rev Chris Edwards.\u202f In this respect, Jesus\u2019 words are a great comfort:\u202f\u202f\u2018I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;\u2026\u2019<\/em> (John 11:25).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of Gillespie House, Year 11 as a whole and members of one of our sporting teams in which Leon featured are being carefully monitored and encouraged, particularly, to draw on the Pastoral Care the School is providing.\u202f We are very conscious that our boys will bear the effects of this terrible news as they go into a four-day break over Easter.\u202f Should parents feel their sons need some additional help over these four days or the April holiday period, it may be found from community resources \u2013 see details below.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n