Were the same efforts, was the same medial coverage, given to all the other families who suffered similar tragedies? Or is this family different since there’s two protected classes involved… a teacher and a cop?

IMHO, these two particular people should likely be at the bottom of the list for needing community handouts. They are both educated, they both make decent incomes, so therefore they are very likely to be smart enough to know they should be fully insured against such a loss. Sure, it’s a tragedy and it does upend one’s life, but that’s what insurance is for.