Their body goes on alert. The children's view of the world changes. The children may see benign situations as dangerous and react aggressively. But these children may feel helpless, and sometimes it comes out in the form of aggression,'' she said. Other children become terrified to go to school or have trouble sleeping.
Some kids miss weeks of school as a result.
Renata Overby didn't return to Overbrook High School after she was attacked Oct. 25. Her mother, Marcia Overby, asked that her daughter be transferred to another school. Renata's first day at University City High School was last Wednesday. Marcia Overby said. No school police officers or non-teaching assistants were around, Renata said.