It is the first week back at school for children and their parents after a summer holiday that has been dominated by one news story.
The murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman is that much more distressing because the adults arrested had been trusted members of school staff - Maxine Carr had worked as a teaching assistant in the girls' school; Ian Huntley was school caretaker at the village comprehensive when the girls disappeared. As children return to their own schools, heads and class teachers may well be facing tough questions about their own systems for ensuring children's safety.
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