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Friday, December 14, 2012

Royal Oak Superintendent Responds to Newtown School Shooting

“Our hearts break as we watch news reports of the unspeakable tragedy that occurred earlier today," Superintendent Shawn Lewis-Lakin said.

In the wake of today's tragic shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, CT – which has left nearly 30 people dead, including 20 young children – the Royal Oak superintendent of schools offers his thoughts on how to process such events with children. Royal Oak School District Superintendent Shawn Lewis-Lakin sent the following message to parents Friday afternoon: Information available from the American Psychological Association that is available by clicking here may also be helpful to you.   Sincerely, Shawn Lewis-Lakin, Superintendent of Schools Details are still emerging about the incident, which many are calling the worst school shooting in U.S. history. According to Newtown Patch, the male gunman, a New Jersey resident in his 20s, "…

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Police Hope to ID Victims, Shooter in Newtown Killings Saturday (in Newtown Patch)

U.S. Rep. Levin: 'We Grieve Together' for the Victims and Families of Newtown Shooting

On Friday, a gunman killed 26 children and adults at a school in Newtown, CT, before killing himself. Connecticut police have also connected the gunman to another death at a nearby home.

U.S. Rep. Sander Levin (D-District 12) today made the following statement in reaction to today's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT: "We grieve together today as one nation full of thoughts and prayers for the victims and families of Sandy Hook Elementary." Early reports suggest the gunman delilberately went to the school with the intention of killing his mother who was a kindergarten teacher at the school. At least 27 people, including the gunman, are reported to have been killed in the shooting. Twenty of the victims were children, according to Newtown Patch. In Michigan, the House and Senate passed legislation this week that would allow gun owners with concealed weapon permits to carry a gun into schools, daycares, …

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Police Hope to ID Victims, Shooter in Newtown Killings Saturday (in Newtown Patch) and Should Snyder Sign Bill Allowing Concealed Weapons in Schools? (in Clinton Township Patch)

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