She turned to look over her shoulder, and saw a student in his normal spot. But when she turned around a moment later, Alan Huhn was there. Counselor Cathy Counts also was withholding something. In the wake of Alan s death, she had tried to shield students as long as possible, but now they had to know. Paul Thomas cancer had spread to his lungs.
Students turn from one classmate s death to another s struggle.
This series is based on two months of interviews with students, faculty and parents in the Finneytown School District, who agreed to share their story. Some scenes were drawn from their accounts, others were witnessed by Mr. Johnston. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.