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Newton Shooting

Monday, December 17, 2012

Local Schools Respond to Newtown School Shooting

Georgetown school will have heightened security measures.

In the aftermath the tragic Newtown, Conn. shooting Friday, DC principals and their staff are putting into place increased security measures as local children return to their schools Monday morning. "We are deeply saddened by the unconscionable acts of violence that took the precious lives of innocent children and educators at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families impacted and to the entire community of Newtown as they deal with this tragedy," reads a statement on the DC Public Schools website. Hyde-Addison Elementary School Principal Dana Nerenberg advised parents of new security precautions for visitors and stricter check-in measures for tardy students in an email sent late …

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