[sigmagirl2000]

This is a town and school I had been to. I have friends and family in Sandy Hook, other parts of Newtown, and other surrounding communities. One of my co-workers did her student teaching at Sandy Hook Elementary last year. It's not that I was deeply saddened and angered by all the other school and mass shootings, but this hit really close to home and made everything so harsh and real. This is a town similar to where I grew up, similar to the town where I teach. The high school where I teach has open campus policies such that students or anyone else can enter and exit as they please. I've stated since I began working at this school that I feel seriously unsafe. I get weird looks for that statement, as it is a very quiet and affluent community full of privileged students.
I hope that schools and communities can work to create safer schools. I hope these families can begin to heal. There are all sorts of outpourings of love, support, etc. all over MA and CT radios. I'm sure this is the same in other places as well.

Sigh. This sucks.