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OHSportsFan
Fan of Ohio Sports in Indy
Not trying to be sick by driving the point home a little more but to think these parents had probably just hidden these kids' Christmas presents away. And now...
Just f'n terrible. :(
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holybuckeye33
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OHSportsFan;2277855; said:
I so feel for these parents. I have 2 children - a seventeen year old son and a 6 year old daughter and I love them both equally, but waking up this morning I noticed something. My son's possessions are mostly confined to his room, but my six year old daughter has stuff all through the house...a picture she painted and taped to the wall in the living room, her toys that were not quite put away the night before, her school papers on the kitchen counter, the presents she bought at the Secret Santa workshop for our family are the only ones under the tree, it goes on. I couldn't imagine waking up this morning with all those reminders of her and her not being her. I would bet most of those parents have similar situations with their grade school children. It breaks my heart.
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Jake
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Another sad part of the story is the school had protocols in place where the doors are locked at 9:30. You have to request entry and they check ID if they don't recognize you. Of course, they recognized him. His mom taught there. I guess the next step has to be if you do not have scheduled business with the school you're not coming in, even if they recognize you.
This event will haunt everyone directly touched by it until they go to their graves. There's no justice forthcoming, either.
This event will haunt everyone directly touched by it until they go to their graves. There's no justice forthcoming, either.
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Jake;2277859; said:
In this case, I don't think it would've mattered...as if "not having scheduled business" would've detered this guy from doing what he wanted to do.
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Nutriaitch
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Jake;2277851; said:
and what about the survivors?
what will it be like when they return to school?
will they even be able to enter that building again without the memories of what happened?
will going to a different building lessen the emotional impact of simply returning to class?
as an adult it would be extremely difficult at best to return to a reminder of such unspeakable tragedy.
i couldn't even imagine what that would be like for a child.
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Taosman
Your Cousin In New Mexxico
Jake;2277849; said:We have more gun laws than ever and the majority of gun crimes are committed by illegally acquired firearms. I realize an event like this stirs emotions but there are more people killed every weekend in Chicago with illegal guns. They just don't happen in a 5 minute span, draw "breaking news" coverage, and a speech from the President. Another law isn't going to stop that, either.
Now if one of the leaders at the school had been trained and allowed to possess a firearm, maybe this twisted SOB gets taken down before he kills 20 kids? Those gun laws can cut both ways.
Just a sad day in our history. If you have a beef with your parents that's one thing, but playing target practice with little kids?
The" gun control" horse is well out of the barn. We are at war with a culture of violence. We need to become heroes and put our lives on the line to stop gunmen. You don't need a gun for that. Please, for those you love and every family.
Be brave one time when it counts.
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My question is, as a staff member or student, how do you ever go back in that building again?
A whole class was wiped out as well as office staff including the principal.
I would not be able to go back to work in that building.
Move in a bunch of portable classrooms, finish the year there, and somehow, I don't know how, attempt to secure funding for a new building at a new site.
A whole class was wiped out as well as office staff including the principal.
I would not be able to go back to work in that building.
Move in a bunch of portable classrooms, finish the year there, and somehow, I don't know how, attempt to secure funding for a new building at a new site.
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Thump;2277899; said:
Taosman;2277903; said:
They talked on the radio this morning that it is likely that the school will not reopen. Not confirmed, of course, but that is the discussion.
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Crump's brother
Moxahala Park Carnie/ Rehoboth Strangler
That's the local-ish word I received. Half the people I went to school with are from CT, we are getting lots of speculation like this.
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DEBuckeye
It ain't easy, bein' cheesy.
This thing still f**ks me up, it's just unthinkable. I dropped my son off at school this morning and choked up watching him walk into the building, thinking about how those parents did the very same thing on Friday.
We've got to do something to stop this.
We've got to do something to stop this.
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Crump's brother
Moxahala Park Carnie/ Rehoboth Strangler
DEBuckeye;2279200; said:
I am a teacher and completely agree. (My students are taking a test right now)
My school is undergoing massive budget cuts for the third year in the last six, last year we lost our school police officer, which, while a lively topic for debate-makes our school less safe overall.
Twenty years ago a former student fired a rifle in the cafeteria here, and just last year, in a local school, a thirteen year old shot himself at lunch, in front of a room full of fifth graders. I understand that my students' safety is always my primary concern, but we-as staff members-need more help.
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