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senseandsensibility

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2. No relationship?

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 01:50 PM

Dec 2012

Was she even a teacher? I find this a very strange mistake for so many news outlets to make. What was it based on?

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His mother WASN'T a teacher at the school after all? [View all] senseandsensibility Dec 2012 OP

No. She was not. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #1

No relationship? senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #2

She was reportedly an ex-wife with a healthy alimony settlement proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #3

Do you have a link for that? senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #6

I think its just hard to get good information in a crisis. undeterred Dec 2012 #23

Link - NY Daily News so you know the source underpants Dec 2012 #25

Thanks! senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #29

here proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #4

Was that limited to the present tense? jberryhill Dec 2012 #30

I saw that too. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #35

ABC reported she was once a classroom aide. Info was from ex sister-in law. n/t Fla Dem Dec 2012 #36

The investigators said yesterday they could find no proof she was. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #5

Well, I read many reports yesterday from "reliable" news sources senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #8

Yeah, so did I. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #13

I heard she was a former teacher, but not at that school. undeterred Dec 2012 #7

He was, still it's K-4. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #9

So why was she there? GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #10

she wasn't at the school MrsBrady Dec 2012 #12

I heard there was a dead brother at home, but that was yesterday's confused reporting. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #17

I don't think any of that MrsBrady Dec 2012 #19

Heard that too. It's not true. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #20

update, ok I found this MrsBrady Dec 2012 #15

I heard on either ABC or CBS last night that she was a volunteer teacher's aide. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #16

she had no connection with the school MrsBrady Dec 2012 #18

"Classroom aide" according to former sister-in-law. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #39

You should ALWAYS assume that most everything you hear about a disaster, is wrong, the first time... Schema Thing Dec 2012 #11

Forced his way in - no school work by her - Adam has altercation with 4 school staff the day before, underpants Dec 2012 #14

There was an altercation the day before? In hindsight I guess asking the cops to GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #21

Hindsight 20/20 underpants Dec 2012 #22

Yes, it would depend on what kind of altercation. senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #24

Exactly, especially since some of the staff probably knew him as a child and didn't GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #26

You have probably read the two profiles of him that I have underpants Dec 2012 #28

She was a substitute teacher, not at school at the time. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #27

I don't even think she was a substitute teacher. senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #31

She is John2 Dec 2012 #33

I was just relaying information from today's paper. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #34

Just heard that too malaise Dec 2012 #32

Journalism took a vacation yesterday jsr Dec 2012 #37

According to her sister-in-law, she was formerly a classroom aide at the school FarCenter Dec 2012 #38