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sheshe2

(83,319 posts)
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 07:44 PM Dec 2012

Newtown Elementary Therapist: 'Hero' Teacher Used Body To Hold Door Shut During School Shooting

As details continue to unfold about Friday morning's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., more stories are surfacing about school staff and teachers who heroically protected students.

One teacher reportedly helped two children dodge bullets by pulling them into a classroom, and The Wall Street Journal has just revealed a remarkable story from Sandy Hook therapist Diane Day, who watched as the school psychologist and Principal Dawn Hochsprung sprung out of a meeting to respond to gunshots. From WSJ:

Without a lock on the door, the school’s lead teacher pressed her body against the door to hold it shut, Ms. Day said. That teacher was shot through the door in the leg and arm.
“She was our hero,” Ms. Day said.


Unconfirmed reports say that the principal and psychologist died in the shooting, which killed at least 27 people, including 20 children.



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Newtown Elementary Therapist: 'Hero' Teacher Used Body To Hold Door Shut During School Shooting (Original Post) sheshe2 Dec 2012 OP
Thanks sheshe Cha Dec 2012 #1
I only heard about this when I got home from work. sheshe2 Dec 2012 #2
I know.. We just had Cha Dec 2012 #4
You are right to call it a terrorist attack. sheshe2 Dec 2012 #5
It does help to have a hug today..even if Cha Dec 2012 #6
There were so many heroic people there. N/t CraftyGal Dec 2012 #3

sheshe2

(83,319 posts)
2. I only heard about this when I got home from work.
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:19 PM
Dec 2012

I can't get through one article with out crying!

This is so devastating Cha!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
4. I know.. We just had
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:48 PM
Dec 2012

another terrorist attack in our country that affects all of us.. only this time it was Domestic. In this Culture Of Violence.. people should not be allowed to buy Combat Weapons.. It's asking for our citizens to be slaughtered.

I just talked to my sister in New York who is a grade school teacher and guidance counselor and she said her school has "Lock Down" drills.. and they just had a real episode not too long ago where a pissed off boyfriend was "threatening" and a mother called 911 and the school was notified immediately and they went into Lock Down until he was arrested and the police still came out and checked the building to make sure no one was in there who shouldn't be.

I had to call her to tell her I loved her.. I was just reading your thread about how brave the teachers were protecting their kids.

sheshe2

(83,319 posts)
5. You are right to call it a terrorist attack.
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 09:07 PM
Dec 2012

A senseless attack on our children and teachers.

The man that did this caused death and mayhem. In it's wake he has destroyed the hopes and dreams of so many. The mothers,fathers and all that have been left behind have suffered a mortal wound. One that I hope they can survive!

I am so glad you called your sister.It helps to have a hug today.

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