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ONA Statement On School Shooting At Silver Rail Elementary In Bend - 10/15/26

BEND, Ore. - The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) is devastated by the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. ONA members’ hearts are with the children, families, staff, and community members killed, injured, and traumatized by this senseless violence. In a close-knit community like Bend, everyone is impacted by this tragedy, including many of our own members who have children in the Bend-La Pine school district.

 

We are in close contact with our local members and stand with the nurses, health professionals, and first responders who answered the call during their community’s darkest day. We see you, we appreciate you, and we will support you as we attempt to treat the trauma, pain and loss this community faces in the days, months, and years ahead. 

 

Nurses and health professionals witness the devastating consequences of gun violence every day. It is a national public health crisis that leaves physical, mental, and emotional scars on patients, healthcare providers and the communities we care for. 

 

ONA and the American Nurses Association (ANA) have spent years advocating for policies which help prevent gun violence, including universal background checks, closing gun show loopholes, community violence prevention, firearm injury prevention, school safety, and expanded access to mental health services. 

 

Nurses and healthcare workers will not shrink from our responsibility to care for our communities during emergencies. And we will continue working toward common sense solutions which keep our schools, hospitals, and communities healthy and safe. 

 

We call on our elected leaders at the local, state and federal level to stand with us and take action now to stop this senseless violence and prevent the next tragedy.

 

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ONA Statement On School Shooting At Silver Rail Elementary In Bend - 10/15/26

BEND, Ore. - The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) is devastated by the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. ONA members’ hearts are with the children, families, staff, and community members killed, injured, and traumatized by this senseless violence. In a close-knit community like Bend, everyone is impacted by this tragedy, including many of our own members who have children in the Bend-La Pine school district.

 

We are in close contact with our local members and stand with the nurses, health professionals, and first responders who answered the call during their community’s darkest day. We see you, we appreciate you, and we will support you as we attempt to treat the trauma, pain and loss this community faces in the days, months, and years ahead. 

 

Nurses and health professionals witness the devastating consequences of gun violence every day. It is a national public health crisis that leaves physical, mental, and emotional scars on patients, healthcare providers and the communities we care for. 

 

ONA and the American Nurses Association (ANA) have spent years advocating for policies which help prevent gun violence, including universal background checks, closing gun show loopholes, community violence prevention, firearm injury prevention, school safety, and expanded access to mental health services. 

 

Nurses and healthcare workers will not shrink from our responsibility to care for our communities during emergencies. And we will continue working toward common sense solutions which keep our schools, hospitals, and communities healthy and safe. 

 

We call on our elected leaders at the local, state and federal level to stand with us and take action now to stop this senseless violence and prevent the next tragedy.

 

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