Spinelli: Tragedies Like the Shooting in Newtown ‘Frighten Us the Most’
The Foxborough School Committee held a moment of silence prior to Monday’s meeting for the 26 victims of the Newtown, Conn. shooting.
Foxborough Schools Superintendent Debra Spinelli told the school committee that everything “ran smoothly” Monday as children and staff were back in schools following last Friday’s tragic incident at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. “We want you to know everything went smoothly at our schools [Monday],” Spinelli said. “We are taking our cues from children in terms of answering their questions or discussing the recent events. … Students were engaging in their normal learning activities and happy to be at school. … Staff reassured students that school is a safe place and that they were there to listen to them. A few extra hugs didn’t hurt either.” The Foxborough School Committee held a moment of silence prior to Monday’s meeting for the…
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