Trixie, a comfort dog, waits to greet students at the early elementary wing of the Paw Paw Elementary School on Dec. 2 in Paw Paw, Mich. MARTHA IRVINE/AP
PAW PAW, Mich. – On a windy December morning in rural southwest Michigan, an American flag flapped at half-staff outside Paw Paw Early Elementary School.…