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Connecticut School Shootings

Friday, December 14, 2012

How to Talk to Kids About Connecticut Shootings

Fairfax schools officials direct parents to resources, remind them to sign up for emergency notifications.

As news unfolded Friday from the scene of an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Fairfax County Public Schools officials were directing parents to resources that would help them start conversations in their own homes. In a post on the schools' homepage Friday, officials posted links to the system's emergency resources and also offered some guidance on how to handle details of the scene at Sandy Hook Elementary School while talking with children. Parents of children of all ages should "try to watch television with your kids (especially during the news), listen for their questions, and answer them honestly," a PDF posted by the school system reads. It continues:  Tragedies affect everyone, both children and adults. Children need to…

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Gov. Bob McDonnell Reacts to Connecticut School Shootings

More than 20 dead, including young children, after incident at elementary school in Newtown, Conn., AP reports.

Gov. Bob McDonnell released a statement Friday about the school shootings in Connecticut: “It is with a heavy heart and the deepest of sympathies that I learned earlier today of the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those impacted by the events transpiring today, and to the teachers, emergency responders, and all others touched by this tragedy. Unfortunately, Virginia has our own painful memories of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007. Those memories will never fade, and we continue to grieve for all those lost on that April day. We are all too aware of the impact that events like this can have on a community. If there is anything Virginia can do to assist Governor Malloy…

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7:15 am on Friday, February 22, 2013

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