Connecticut school district on lockdown after shooting report at a Newtown elemen #7

[QueenD]

Just seen this tweet


CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA)

12/20/12, 10:16 AM
.@cesarmillan Foundation asks the public to turn off holiday lights Friday in honor of CT victims. #LightsOutforNewtown cbsloc.al/VbcyhS

 

[LolaMoon08]

Just seen this tweet


CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA)

12/20/12, 10:16 AM
.@cesarmillan Foundation asks the public to turn off holiday lights Friday in honor of CT victims. #LightsOutforNewtown cbsloc.al/VbcyhS

Why would they turn OFF the holiday lights? Who needs more darkness in a time of such dispair? That makes no sense to me?

 

[manzana]

Why would they turn OFF the holiday lights? Who needs more darkness in a time of such dispair? That makes no sense to me?

Right on , I was so much going to post I disagree with the idea, sounds to be more in line with energy saving.

The victims should have lights on forever!

 

[katydid23]

But we do not know if he was knocking on these doors to find specific people. Actually, we probably will never know because the coward killed himself and smashed his hard drive.

I so wish they could repair it and see if he visited the Sandy Hook website at all? Trying to gather information on where specific people would be?

I think one thing that should change is the teachers putting their specific classroom numbers on the school's webpage. Maybe parents should be given a specific password to be able to gain access to the comings and goings of the school through their website instead of it being available to anyone who wants to see. I don't like the idea of anyone having so much information about the comings and goings of the children in a school environment. He may have very well known that it was Gingerbread House making day and that the school would be much more relaxed. A lot of children would be gathered in groups instead of sitting in their individual seats making it easier to fire at them in one direction?

I don't know? It's just still so hard to comprehend that this even happened.

He had enough ammo to shoot every child in the school. I don't think he was picking and choosing. I think he was shooting every moving target he could find. JMO

 

[QueenD]

Why would they turn OFF the holiday lights? Who needs more darkness in a time of such dispair? That makes no sense to me?

Right on , I was so much going to post I disagree with the idea, sounds to be more in line with energy saving.

The victims should have lights on forever!

I was thinking the same as leaving them on and let them shine for-ever also.

 

[popsicle]

Why would they turn OFF the holiday lights? Who needs more darkness in a time of such dispair? That makes no sense to me?

Jumping off your thought... I had a hard time understanding why people were taking down their Christmas decorations in CT after the shooting last Friday. I couldn't help but think about the siblings of those 20 children as well as the other kids at that elementary school and in the community.

It is traumatic for them but it is still Christmas and I feel you have to carry on for them. jmo

 

[mnegri1973]

Interesting no evidence that he attended there for 2nd grade - yet 1st and 3rd he was there.

Now I'm wondering just what went on with this child in those early years. We really aren't being given any information on his medical history. He was in 1st grade when they moved there - went to Sandy Hook. Then not there for one school year and then back again for 3rd.

There have been no statements at all concerning ANY diagnoses (did I spel that right? :crazy on him from ANY age.

Very early on is when we got the brother's statement that he was developmentally disabled (? - isn't that what he said?) and then Aspergers was mentioned and people ran with that.

Was that 2nd grade year spent in testing - possibly therapy, hospitalized, getting medication right? My mind is reeling here.

Then after the year he was diagnosed as being able to go back to "normal" school? Only the family knows this. Only mom, dad and brother actually know what happened during that year.

And maybe Mrs. Sherlach knew - well she would have had access to at least some of those records when he attended 3rd grade (came back).

Dad moved out when he was 9 - that's around 4th/5th grade. Very shortly after he "came back".

JMHO this is going to be a very disturbing picture we finally get. I've noticed that no one is including NL as a victim. Obama didn't recognize her - said 26 victims. All the memorials are for 26 victims - the Xmas trees, the wooden angels, the wreaths, etc. That's sad, but telling.

People in that town know. People talk. People that are life-long residents - grew up there - were around when AL was in 1st, 2nd 3rd grade - and on up and yet they aren't recognizing mom as a victim. Very telling iffen ya ask me.......................




JMHO

I'm way behind but I have a couple of thoughts on why he missed going to 2nd grade there. Could it be that the school wanted to have him tested and the parents did not agree? Sometimes it's hard for parents to hear that their child is not perfect especially if the older sibling really excels.

My second thought is this is around the time where I think it was getting rough in the home. If the parents were fighting a lot especially either in front of the kids or within ear shot that can have huge impacts on the kids. This could have been the starting point for the problems that AL had.

Lastly, this is in no way directed at you WOO, but I'm getting so tired of hearing there were 26 victims. No there was 27!!! Nancy Lanza was a victim. She was brutally murdered by the son that she took full responsibility of. She was the parent dealing with AL not PL.

JMO

Mel


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[QueenD]

Jumping off your thought... I had a hard time understanding why people were taking down their Christmas decorations in CT after the shooting last Friday. I couldn't help but think about the siblings of those 20 children as well as the other kids at that elementary school and in the community.

It is traumatic for them but it is still Christmas and I feel you have to carry on for them. jmo

Some people do the Christmas lights, trees, etc for the "children" and when tis happened I am sure those type of people took it down for that reason.

My Mother quit putting up Christmas tree after my Bro was killed for a long time. We finally talked her into putting up a small one. She just said it was hardest around the holidays.

 

[Donjeta]

27 people lost their lives in the shooting. There are many more victims. JMO.

 

[not_my_kids]

if anything hang more lights! Even if I lived there, I'd leave the Christmas lights on. Most of those killed were kids, and I think they would be saddened to see the town go dark and all the pretty lights go off in their "honor".

 

[toscaxyz]

I'm way behind but I have a couple of thoughts on why he missed going to 2nd grade there. Could it be that the school wanted to have him tested and the parents did not agree? Sometimes it's hard for parents to hear that their child is not perfect especially if the older sibling really excels.

My second thought is this is around the time where I think it was getting rough in the home. If the parents were fighting a lot especially either in front of the kids or within ear shot that can have huge impacts on the kids. This could have been the starting point for the problems that AL had.

It is true that a lot of parents resist having their child labelled as having a disability or special need. I don't think the school can test them without parental permission, but state law may vary on that. Even if they are tested and labeled, many parents do not want the child to receive the kind of education that is indicated by the diagnosis, e.g. special classroom, behavioral plans, etc. Or they don't think the school is offering enough.

Many parents consider and actually act on transferring their kids to other schools in hopes that a change of environment will help. Many also at least consider homeschooling in that situation. It's actually a good thing when parents don't passively accept school recommendations and look for other solutions that the school can't offer.

And, sadly, the divorce rate in couples who have a special needs child is much higher than average. These families are under increased stress, even if the parents basically agree with the approach they are taking with the child. There are tensions due to the child, due to the couple not having enough time together, due to disagreements on the severity of the problem. In my experience, families who have one parent who stays home and another who works very long hours away from home often have a harder time because neither parent really understands the other's challenges.

 

[21merc7]

I have to agree with leaving the lights on. The other little ones that live there need the lights and cheer. I'm certain the parents of those lost have no cheer, but the lights may keep the little ones around happy and entertained. We used to love getting to drive around and see the lights, and getting to lay our heads under the tree to see up the tree, a new angle on the lights.

If anything, leave them on all night Christmas Eve for the lost ones.

 

[Hickory Born]

The way the rush to report has been on this case, I suspect we will find out AL attended 2nd grade at Sandy Hook. Some reporter just didn't get it correct.

 

[callyn]

I'm way behind but I have a couple of thoughts on why he missed going to 2nd grade there. Could it be that the school wanted to have him tested and the parents did not agree? Sometimes it's hard for parents to hear that their child is not perfect especially if the older sibling really excels.

My second thought is this is around the time where I think it was getting rough in the home. If the parents were fighting a lot especially either in front of the kids or within ear shot that can have huge impacts on the kids. This could have been the starting point for the problems that AL had.

Lastly, this is in no way directed at you WOO, but I'm getting so tired of hearing there were 26 victims. No there was 27!!! Nancy Lanza was a victim. She was brutally murdered by the son that she took full responsibility of. She was the parent dealing with AL not PL.

JMO

Mel


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BBM
I could be as simple as he was taken out of school and home schooled for a year to see if he did better in that situation. MOO

 

[Noniegrace]

Someone help me out here....the DL photo. His eyes do NOT look blue in that picture. Is it because his pupils are huge? In other pictures his eyes are very clearly blue, as are the dads.

 

[Ricki]

Take this for what you will but I was watching CNN about a half hour ago and the reporter said Nancy Lanza was buried today in NH in a private ceremony with family.

New York Post has the story
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/adam_lanza_mother_burried_in_new_Wub9qD1WxR1DkKPM2Y90YO

 

[Darkman00]

Not sure if it was mentioned already (i wasn't here) .. but not long ago, they said on CNN that Nancy Lanza, mother of the shooter, had been laid to rest now .. in the undisclosed location somewhere in NH.

 

[passionflower]

My cousin lost his only son on Christmas morning......
He wanted to tear down the tree........no lights etc.
We all told him oh please think of your 2 little girls, they were very
young and still believed in Santa.
So we faked our emotions through the next 2 days.
Then the funeral home, funeral and stayed positive for
the girls.

 

[jjenny]

Someone help me out here....the DL photo. His eyes do NOT look blue in that picture. Is it because his pupils are huge? In other pictures his eyes are very clearly blue, as are the dads.

It appears to be a poor quality photo. On his DL description his eyes are listed as blue.

 

[popsicle]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_...-different-because-it-started-with-matricide/

"From my experience where you have the parent killed first, it's a fundamentally different circumstance," he told CBS News, "because the motivation for the homicide in large part arises from the relationship with the parent as opposed to anything else."