LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

NY teachers mourn Uvalde victims

Posted 6/8/22

Our hearts are broken. In New York, our emotions are still raw from the senseless mass murder at a Buffalo supermarket just more than a week ago, and now we watch as our colleagues in Texas, the students they devote themselves to and their families are forced to grapple with yet another horrific mass shooting.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

NY teachers mourn Uvalde victims

Posted

Our hearts are broken. In New York, our emotions are still raw from the senseless mass murder at a Buffalo supermarket just more than a week ago, and now we watch as our colleagues in Texas, the students they devote themselves to and their families are forced to grapple with yet another horrific mass shooting. We stand with the families of those killed and the school communities affected by this tragedy.

What will it take to put a stop to these hateful, sickening acts of violence? Our schools must be a safe place for all. As we mourn those who have lost their lives, we must also stand up and demand better for children, for parents, for educators and for communities across the nation.

Andy Pallotta

President, New York State United Teachers

Latham, NY

What indeed?

Twenty million assault rifles and hate speech has been normalized. What could possibly go wrong?

Bruce Ferguson

Callicoon Center, NY

teachers, mass shootings, gun control

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