Sandy Hook Shooting Research Paper
The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school was a horrific event that happened in Newtown, Connecticut by Adam lanza. It caused many deaths of students and teachers. Lanza also Shot his mother in the head four times before going to the school. It all started on the morning of December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Students and teachers were all preparing for the day of school ahead of them. They had no idea that the tragic event was going to happen. At around 9:30 a.m. the shooter entered the school. The shooter shot through the glass of the double doors to the lobby. The blast of the gun alerted the school that that something was wrong. “Principal Hochsprung and school psychologist Mary Sherlach step out to the hall to see what is going on, and are followed by Vice Principal Natalie Hammond. Hochsprung and Sherlach are killed, and Hammond is injured.” He soon made his way to the first grade classrooms. The first classroom he entered was lauren Rousseau's class. Lauren was a substitute teacher for the class that day. Adam Lanza shot and killed Lauren, fourteen students, and an aid (Connecticut Shooting Fast Facts 5). Lastly he went to Victoria Soto's classroom and Lanza shot her, a student aid, and six children. He then
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A lot of schools are installing security systems where you have to buzz in and the front desk worker has to unlock the doors. Schools have also built glass dividers blocking hallways to classrooms. It adds an extra layer of protection if a shooter entered the school. Some schools even have armed staff and faculty. Student Resource Officers are assigned to certain school to watch over it and protect every one. They can look at the cameras to see if there's anything suspicious going on. Some schools have upgraded their playground fencing so people can't get in. Those were some of the things that schools are doing to make it safer (Schools Tighten Security After Sandy Hook
A lot of schools are installing security systems where you have to buzz in and the front desk worker has to unlock the doors. Schools have also built glass dividers blocking hallways to classrooms. It adds an extra layer of protection if a shooter entered the school. Some schools even have armed staff and faculty. Student Resource Officers are assigned to certain school to watch over it and protect every one. They can look at the cameras to see if there's anything suspicious going on. Some schools have upgraded their playground fencing so people can't get in. Those were some of the things that schools are doing to make it safer (Schools Tighten Security After Sandy Hook