Benton: My Heart Breaks for the Community of Newtown
Wilmington's Superintendent of Schools Joanne Benton reacted to a tragic school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
Wilmington Superintendent of Schools Joanne Benton was among those to express her condolences to the families of those impacted by Friday morning's deadly school shooting that rocked a quiet Connecticut town. "My heart breaks for the community of Newtown," said Benton. "I just can't imagine the sadness and shock." According to reports, including Newtown Patch, as many as 27 people are dead, including a large number of children after a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Early Friday afternoon, Wilmington parents reacted with shock to the news of the shooting. Benton said that safety is the number one priority in Wilmington Public Schools, and that there is a system wide safety committee that meets each month with police to …
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9:55 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
I have had 3 children go through the Wilmington schools till high school and they have been wonderful to us. I grew up in the city and while my kids went to school there before we moved to Wilmington everyday parents took turns sitting at the door checking people coming into the school. We also had to call the school to notify them we were coming. The message was given to the parent at the door … more ›