20 children, 6 adults killed at Conn. school shooting

[FBD]

http://www.kltv.com/story/20345707/s...ted-in-newtown

Shooting reported at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown

By Steven Yablonski, Managing Editor - email

© The Newtown Bee © The Newtown Bee
NEWTOWN, CT (WFSB) -

Connecticut State Police said they were assisting Newtown police after a shooting was reported inside a Newtown school Friday morning.

The shooting was reported at Sandy Hook Elementary School around 9:41 a.m., according to Connecticut State Police. Few details have been released during this unfolding situation, but state police said this is one of the worst shootings emergency officials have seen in a long time.

According to the NewsTimes, the children inside the school have been evacuated to a nearby fire station

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The Newtown Bee is reporting multiple police, ambulance and emergency crews are at the scene, and there are multiple reports of injuries being reported.

The superintendent's office said the district has locked down schools as a preventive measure to ensure safety of the students and staff. According to Newtown officials, afternoon kindergarten is canceled for Friday and there will be no midday bus runs.

According to sources, Yale-New Haven Hospital has activated emergency triage unit which responds to mass casualty incidents.

No other information was released
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I simply dont understand, I mean it said GUN FREE ZONE on the front door, right? Why cant people just read the signs and OBEY???

[redred]

wonder if there were more police road blocks thing like this could have been stopped

[Lambchop]

27 dead - 18 children, 9 adults. Holy fuck.

[Hal-9000]

27 dead - 18 children, 9 adults. Holy fuck.

that's horrible..

and the 'gun free' zone didn't kill these people, some fuckwad with a gun did

[FBD]

sorry pal, the gun free zone provided a defense-free zone for some deranged asshole.

THE FIRST THING THAT STOPS THIS IS THE ARRIVAL OF A GOOD GUN. Were one onsite, this would be a different story.

[Lambchop]

Edit: can't be a father to a 9-11 year old, he's only 18-20.

[minz]

Why do they always target kids in school over there, so sad.

[Lambchop]

I'm against guns but when this is happening they will have to increase their security. Metal detectors & a couple of trained shooters guarding the entrance would probably be better than arming every single teacher. The parents would probably all be willing to pay towards the cost.

[minz]

It is the constitutional right of every Tom, Dick and psychopath to carry a gun so I guess it's going to happen.

[FBD]

I'm against guns but when this is happening they will have to increase their security. Metal detectors & a couple of trained shooters guarding the entrance would probably be better than arming every single teacher. The parents would probably all be willing to pay towards the cost.

Let me know how that cost comparison works out!

[PorkChopSandwiches]

It is the constitutional right of every Tom, Dick and psychopath to carry a gun so I guess it's going to happen.

You cant get a license if you're a psychopath or a felon

[FBD]

its mildly amusing and 100% predictable to see every single comment over at huffpo carp on about how we need to eliminate guns from the country and repeal the second amendment

[PorkChopSandwiches]

[DemonGeminiX]

The shooter's probably one of those idiots that blames his shitty life on everybody else in the world and can't take responsibility for the shitty decisions that got him where he was and didn't wanna be. The coward should've just did CT and the rest of us a favor and killed himself when he got up this morning instead of leaving the house.

[FBD]

...and this is coming right on the heels of new safety measures specifically designed to prevent this very thing!!!

Dear Members of our Sandy Hook Family,

Our district will be implementing a security system in all elementary schools as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure student safety. As usual, exterior doors will be locked during the day. Every visitor will be required to ring the doorbell at the front entrance and the office staff will use a visual monitoring system to allow entry. Visitors will still be required to report directly to the office and sign in. If our office staff does not recognize you, you will be required to show identification with a picture id. Please understand that with nearly 700 students and over 1000 parents representing 500 SHS families, most parents will be asked to show identification.

Doors will be locked at approximately 9:30 a.m. Any student arriving after that time must be walked into the building and signed in at the office. Before that time our regular drop-off procedures will be in place. I encourage all parents to have their children come to school and return home on the bus and to remain in school for the entire school day. The beginning and ending of our school day are also important instructional times and therefore we want all our students to reap the benefits of full participation in our program.

We need your help and cooperation for our system to work effectively. Our office staff is handling multiple tasks. Though they will work diligently to help you into the building as quickly as possible, there may be a short delay until someone can view you on the handset and allow you to come in electronically. There are times during the day when office personnel are on the telephone, addressing student concerns, or in the copy room; there are other times when only one person is in the front office. Please help our staff by identifying yourself and provide your child’s name.

Keep in mind we will be following our district guidelines which may need revision once we test the system.

Please know your involvement continues to be critical to our school’s effectiveness and your child’s success. We continue to encourage and value your presence in our classrooms and are counting on your cooperation with the implementation of this safety initiative.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Hochsprung

sorry lady, hokey religions and farcical non-safety measures are no match for a good blaster.