Vigil, Fundraiser Organized For Slain Shaker Heights Teacher

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH —Shaker Heights Schools teacher Aisha Fraser was found fatally stabbed on Saturday. School district officials said all Shaker schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday, out of respect for her family and loved ones.

The district is already on a holiday break, and was scheduled to be off from Nov. 19 through Nov. 23. However, staff were set to conduct training on those days — those events are cancelled for Monday and Tuesday.

The Shaker Heights Teachers' Association has organized a vigil in Fraser's memory. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, at Woodbury Elementary, 15400 S. Woodland Road. District officials said attendees should consider ride-sharing or using public transportation.

Grief counselors will also be brought in on Monday and Tuesday. Students and their families will be able to meet with these counselors from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, at Woodbury and Mercer schools.

Shaker Heights teachers and staff will also be able to meet with the counselors on Monday and Tuesday, at the same schools, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to benefit the Fraser family. Donations can be made by clicking here.

Former Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of murder of his ex-wife, Fraser. Mason was convicted in 2014 of beating his wife in front of their children, according to Cleveland.com.

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