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On a cold day last January, 17-year-old Tristan Bailey walked into history class to find a woman he didn't know sitting in his friend's usual seat.
RICHMOND - On a cold day last January, 17-year-old Tristan Bailey walked into history class to find a woman he didn't know sitting in his friend's usual seat. The woman, a Richmond Public Schools instructional specialist named Tess Short, had dressed like a teen: in jeans, a hoodie and pink Converse. She was there, the teacher explained, because Bailey's childhood friend Jaden Carter had been shot to death the day before behind the school baseball fields.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for
Since her older brother Sam was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, Tess Short often has struggled to sleep at night. There were times when the 9-year-old would sneak back downstairs after being put to bed with tears streaming down her face, according to her father, Mike. However, after some reassurance from her parents that her 14-year-old brother would be alright — followed by some softly-spoken words and hugs for her teddy bear — Tess would feel better. This bear has been a lifeline for the fourth-grader at Greensview Elementary School in Upper Arlington ...