Federal law requires public schools to seek out, evaluate, identify and provide services to children with disabilities, including children with serious emotional disturbances. In Adam Lanza’s case, apparently, Newtown’s schools did not.
Sandy Hook
On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman shot and killed 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Op-Ed: Report on Adam Lanza had so much ‘blame the mother’
The Newtown school district should have done more to counsel Adam Lanza’s mother about his disabilities.
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Report on Adam Lanza had so much ‘blame the mother’
The Newtown school district should have done more to counsel Adam Lanza’s mother about his disabilities.
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Newtown shooter: Report finds failure to address ‘a cascade’ of problems
There were many red flags in Adam Lanza’s life in the years before he killed 20 elementary students in Sandy Hook, according to a report released Friday by Connecticut’s child advocate. Here are four things the state watchdog agency says should be learned from an examination of Lanza’s life.
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Bonding approved for Sandy Hook school; cash flow woes downplayed
The State Bond Commission approved $5 million in financing Wednesday to plan and design a new elementary school for the Sandy Hook section of Newtown.
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Super PACs make Newtown an issue in the CT governor’s race
In the final days of Connecticut’s deadlocked race for governor, two super PACs are making $2.4 million in independent expenditures on advertising praising Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s push for a sweeping gun control law after the Newtown school massacre and criticizing Tom Foley’s support for repeal.
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Guns a muted issue in Connecticut congressional races
While Connecticut has helped make guns a national issue, there’s been only a little talk of them in the state’s congressional elections so far. They’ve created some stir in the race for governor, however.
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Op-Ed: We owe slain children an awareness of legislators’ stance on guns
Voters should not assume that their representatives will vote in a sensible way when it comes to firearms legislation.
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A Newtown mom praises Malloy in campaign ad
A mother who urged passage of Connecticut’s sweeping new gun controls after her son was shot to death in the Sandy Hook school massacre appears in a new campaign ad for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. “Gov. Malloy has the courage and conviction to stand up and do the right thing,” she says.
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Justice Dept. gives Newtown a $7.1 million victim of crime grant
Washington – A year and a half after the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the Justice Department has given the town of Newtown a $7.1 million grant to support victims and their families, first responders, and community members. This is the latest of several federal grants the town has received to cope with […]
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After Sandy Hook, firearms remain big business in CT
Wooed by Texas and other states after the passage of the post-Newtown gun restrictions last year, Stag Arms still makes its AR-15s in New Britain, though the company blames the recent layoffs of 50 workers on gun control. But the company has adapted: The version pictured above is still legal to buy in Connecticut.
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Malloy joins interfaith effort to pressure gunmakers
Once again, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has put himself in potential conflict with Connecticut’s firearms industry, this time by signing onto a nascent effort by an interfaith group to force manufacturers into a conversation about their role and responsibility in stopping gun violence.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut fails to meet deadline on Sandy Hook mental health gun bill
The problem with instituting sweeping, costly and invasive mental health legislation is that there always are unintended consequences.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut fails to meet deadline on Sandy Hook mental health gun bill
The problem with instituting sweeping, costly and invasive mental health legislation is that there always are unintended consequences.
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CT senators take new aim at gun control
Washington — A year after a modest proposal to change gun laws failed in the Senate, Connecticut Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have switched tactics.
They plan to introduce a bill that would forbid anyone under a temporary restraining order from owning a gun.
