My daughter had 2 classmates that were affected by what happened at the marathon. One classmate was in the vicinity of when one of those things went off, was there with family, awaiting for 2 family members to finish. Luckily no one was injured.

The second classmate knew the little boy that was killed. She had babysat the little boy. Her family is friends with the little boys family. His mother and sister were both seriously injured. His sister lost one of her legs. I'm not sure of what injuries the mother has. Next week at my daughter's school , this classmate is selling peace pencils for $1 to be giving to this family to help with any expenses to recover.