Minnesota joined the nation in a moment of silence on Friday, Dec. 21, a week after 26 people were murdered in a Newtown, CT elementary school.
Flags in Golden Valley were flying at half-staff today in order to remember the 20 children and six women that were murdered in Newtown, CT on this day last week. Gov. Mark Dayton called for a moment of silence in Minnesota at 9:30 a.m. CST. In his statement, Dayton also asked places of worship and government buildings that have bells to ring them 26 times "in honor of each life that was taken far too soon at Sandy Hook Elementary School." Golden Valley Patch took time today to remember lives lost. At 8:30 a.m., the site went dark in order to observe a moment of silence. Robbinsdale Area Schools posted this Facebook update Friday morning: Our district website will be joining a moment of silence at 9:30 this morning. The site will go dark …
The district also sent a letter to parents on Friday, offering condolences and words of advice to parents.
In order to continue to provide resources and assistance to Robbinsdale Area Schools families, school counselors will be present in all ISD 281 elementary schools on Monday as students return to class after a shooter killed 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. Robbinsdale Area Schools officials also took to Twitter Monday morning to offer resources to parents who are struggling to communicate the news with their children. A link to the Fred Rogers Company provided information on discussing tragic events with children. School officials also posted a PDF with information from the National Association of School Psychologists about talking about violence with children. Related Articles:
Golden Valley resident and District 44B Rep. Ryan Winkler took to Twitter, along with other locals, to offer thoughts on Friday's tragic shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.
In the wake of a shooting that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, Golden Valley resident and 44B Rep. Ryan Winkler and other local businesses and officials are turning to Twitter to offer condolences and bits of advice to those parents who are trying to talk to their children about the horrific event. According to the Associated Press, 27 people are dead, including 18 children, as a result of a shooting at the school. For up to date information on the shooting, visit Newtown Patch. At noon, Winkler tweeted: I have no greater fear than an elementary school shooting. Our gun debates are dumb--question is why do we have so much senseless violence? At about 12:45 p.m., Winkler offered some resources for those parents who …
Linda Trummer
2:45 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
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