By now, we’ve all heard about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. We’ve watched the images on television of a community grieving. We’ve read the stories of the teachers who sacrificed their own lives to save the lives of students. We’ve listened to pundits argue over causes and solutions. Among it all, we’ve hugged our children a little longer and a little harder, and we’ve shed more than a few tears.
It’s hard to make sense of what happened that day, when a deranged gunman shot 20 first-graders to death, along with four teachers, the principal, the school psychologist, his mother and himself. What we do know is the heroic actions of school employees saved countless lives — in some cases, at the expense of their own.
Teacher Victoria Soto hid students in a closet and cupboard in her classroom. She put herself between her students and the killer, and died making the ultimate sacrifice.
Library clerk Maryann Jacob hid 18 children in a storage room and barricaded the door.
Kaitlin Roig, a teacher, hid at least a dozen students in a bathroom.
Teacher Anne Marie Murphy’s body was discovered in her classroom with the bodies of her first-grade students; she was found in a shielding position.
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