Central Bucks Superintendent Offers Comfort And Support To Community After Texas Shooting

DOYLESTOWN, PA — The Central Bucks School District superintendent shared resources for parents and teachers while expressing his grief about Tuesday's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.

A gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a classroom at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on Tuesday, in the deadliest school shooting in the United States since Sandy Hook.

Dr. Abram M. Lucabaugh said for educators, "horrifying events like what unfolded are even more impossible to comprehend."

"We all work so hard to make our schools and classrooms places of safety, both physically and emotionally, and when something like this happens, it touches us differently … there is a profound sadness that is difficult to explain," Lucabaugh wrote.

"The same is true for parents. Each day, you send your children to school with the expectation that they are safe and cared for, and to know that something as evil as this could unfold is unnerving and terrifying."

Lucabaugh said the Pennsylvania Department of Education shared information on school safety, advice on talking to children about strong emotions, and crisis response resources.

He asked the community to lean on one another, and ask for help if they need it.

"It is not a sign of weakness," he said. "This is when the relationships that we focus on so much come to bear, and we must endeavor to keep building those bonds despite the differences that we encounter."

Lucabaugh thanked district employees for keeping students safe, and for supporting one another.

"I remain confident in our collective ability to muster strength and keep our focus on our mission of supporting students, and one another," he said.

"And to our families, I know there is tremendous strength and hope in this community, and we will rally to overcome our differences as we work together to support all our students."

Lucabaugh did not say if there are increased security protocols at district buildings.