STATEMENT FROM NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCE REGARDING NEWTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER BRINGING HIS GUN ONTO SCHOOL GROUNDS

For Immediate Release
April 7, 2016

Contact:
John Kelley
jkelley@newtownaction.org
917-679-6475

STATEMENT FROM NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCE REGARDING NEWTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER BRINGING HIS GUN ONTO SCHOOL GROUNDS

Newtown, CT- Our community is still reeling from the tragic shooting that occurred on December 14, 2012. Therefore, we are shocked and enormously disappointed that a middle school teacher from Newtown would bring his gun onto school property yesterday. The school administrators and the Newtown Police Department were able to respond efficiently and effectively to this difficult situation, due to the school’s strict policy prohibiting guns on school property and the fact that carrying a gun on school property is a felony according to Connecticut State Law. We encourage all schools in all towns and cities nationwide to adopt a similar policy to keep all children and teachers safe from gun violence. Teachers should focus on teaching and defer to law enforcement with proper training to protect our students in schools.

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The Newtown Action Alliance (www.newtownaction.org) is a grassroots organization formed after the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It works to make America’s children, families, and all citizens safer through legislative and cultural change that will reduce gun violence.