Danwon High School students work towards moving on with therapy efforts

Article: Danwon High School has two new pets... students slowly overcome their pain

Source: Yonhap News via Naver

Two four month-old golden retrievers named 'Dan' and 'Won' were adopted by the high school's psychologist from a local animal hospital to aid in the treatment of the students as a form of pet therapy.

The dogs are able to freely walk around classes and are looked after by the 'Hot Dog' club who feed, walk, and bathe the puppies.

The high school is also working on other efforts to support the students by keeping the 10 sophomore classrooms as is until the grade graduates so that students can go to the classrooms and spend alone time with their passed on classmates and leave little memos whenever they miss them. The classrooms are brimming with memos, bouquets, plant pots, and favorite snacks.

The school also decided to open an in-school floral shop. Students who work in the floral shop handmake the bouquets, a slow process that aids in helping them cope with moving on. With the tragedy's first anniversary coming up, many students have been visiting the memorial park with these bouquets in hand.

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1. [+69, -15] I think that the psychologist is coming up with great ideas to treat the students! I hope that with the puppies, the children are able to escape from the nightmare of the accident. Genuinely wishing that these therapy efforts will aid in their recovery!

2. [+64, -12] I hope that they can treat the wound in their hearts and mature into healthy young adults!

3. [+62, -13] Thank you to the hospital who provided the school with the two puppies... Hoping that the students can return to being bright young kids soon.

4. [+58, -13] It has been a hurtful and difficult time but it feels like spring is finally coming now that we can see the students move on with their lives.

5. [+58, -15] It's something they'll have to live with for the rest of their lives but I'm glad to see that they're slowly recovering...

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