So interesting. As a kid, I couldn't fully comprehend this at the time. But, the big thing was the teacher dying. Kids that young (especially girls) adore teachers and they had made a huge deal about her beforehand. We learned all about her and the teachers at school were so excited. That whole piece of it greatly strengthens the effect, if it were a psyop.

I'm kind of face blind, are the faces in this video really very similar. They seem so to me, but I confuse people all the time.