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Newtown Shooting

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

School District Reviews Emergency Plans, Offers More Counselors to Students After Newtown Shooting

School District 622 issued a statement after the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week.

The North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District released a statement following the shooting in Newtown, Conn.: We at the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District are deeply saddened to hear of the news of the elementary school shooting in Connecticut. We send our condolences to the Sandy Hook Elementary School community in the wake of this horrific tragedy.   Additional school psychologists and counselors will be available...to provide extra support for students who may need it. The National Association of School Psychologists also has tips for helping children cope with news such as this: http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/talkingviolence.pdf. We take the safety of our students and staff very seriously, and we …

Monday, December 17, 2012

Newtown School Shooting: McCollum Urges Immediate Congressional Action to End 'Epidemic of Gun Violence'

Do you agree with Rep. Betty McCollum? What do you think is at issue in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting? Is it gun control? Addressing mental health? Both? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

Fourth District Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D) issued the following statement regarding the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. "Today’s elementary school shooting is heartbreaking. As a mother, the mass murder of young school children and educators is incomprehensible. My prayers are with all families of the victims. "The time has come for President Obama, Congress and the American people to come together to act immediately to end the epidemic of gun violence and the proliferation of guns designed to be weapons of mass murder. Inaction and obstruction by the National Rifle Association (NRA) to common sense gun laws is not tolerable.”   Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our newsletter

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Simon D

1:34 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

A little overboard, I know. I voted for Betty, just tired of all the misdirection and political agendas. Do your jobs and save the theatrics for an election year.   more ›

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