Faith In School Safety Shaken After Newtown Tragedy
Fox Point and Bayside parents say they feel local schools are safe, but none are impenetrable after reports that a shooter killed more than 20 people, including kids, at an elementary school in Newtown, CT Friday.
A 24-year-old man went on a shooting rampage ending 26 lives Friday at a Newtown, CT, elementary school and another at a nearby home. Now, people across the country are asking, "What if that happened here?" Rachel Ropel Herrenbrook, of Fox Point, has a seventh-grader at Bayside Middle School and two others at Nicolet High School. "I've been thinking about that all day," she said. "I've never been worried about my kids' safety at school, but given today's circumstances, no school is safe enough." Brian Mayer of Glendale has four children ages 6, 11, 13 and 19. He said having a first-grader made this really hit home for him. "I think they are as safe as any school can be," Mayer said. "I bet the Newtown parents thought their school was …
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Dave Koven
10:55 am on Saturday, December 15, 2012
Sadly, as long as we have mental illness, we will have tragic events of this type in one place or another. We need to call upon the NRA (National Rifle Association), long an advocate for gun ownership, to help us. They won the concealed carry debate, one of their major concerns has been solved. They have a huge membership bloc that pays dues and votes. Maybe they could now use some of their money… more ›