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'Difficult To Comprehend' School Massacre: Long Island Educator
At least 19 students were killed on Tuesday at an elementary school shooting in Texas.
WANTAGH, NY — Tuesday's mass shooting that left 19 elementary students and two adults dead in Texas has sent shockwaves across the country.
In Wantagh, Schools Superintendent John McNamara wrote a letter to families that is posted on the district's website.
McNamara said, as a father of two school-aged children, "I will work as hard as I can to provide the safest environment possible for our students and staff each day."
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He found the events in Uvalde, Texas "difficult to comprehend."
McNamara said, along with reviewing security protocols, the district will "continue to emphasize the importance of the social and emotional well-being of our students."
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He said there are no specific threats toward Wantagh schools, but police will continue making regular visits to their schools.
"I can only hope that one day we will arrive in a place where these senseless tragedies finally come to an end in our nation," McNamara wrote.
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