Out max and tom, and your families, and the other families of the tragedies for attending here, and for just your unbelievable dedication turning your tragedy into, hopefully, some positive action that can prevent tragedies for other families. It is just remarkable what so many of the families have done in reaction to so many of these tragedies, which really dates back to about 1998 is where we really had sort of the first directed attack. I know in your testimony, were talking about 710 shootings since columbine in 1999. In columbine, 13 people were killed 12 students, one teacher. 20 more were injured. Sandy hook in 2012. 26 killed. Two were injured. Parkland, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, 17 killed and 17 injured. The death and casualty toll was simply unbelievable, quite honestly. I grew up in the 50s and 60s. We were concerned about the nuclear holocaust. We would hold drills, and talk under our desks. We never had to worry about someone entering our school and opening
The title of this hearing is examining state and federal recommendations for enhancing School Safety against targeted violence. First of all, i want to welcome everybody to the hearing room. I certainly want to thank our eyewitnesses for taking the time, for your testimony, and in particular, i want to shout out max and tom, and your families, and the other families of the tragedies for attending here, and for just your unbelievable dedication turning your tragedy into, hopefully, some positive action that can prevent tragedies for other families. It is just remarkable what so many of the families have done in reaction to so many of these tragedies, which really dates back to about 1998 is where we really had sort of the first directed attack. I know in your testimony, were talking about 710 shootings since columbine in 1999. In columbine, 13 people were killed 12 students, one teacher. 20 more were injured. Sandy hook in 2012. 26 killed. Two were injured. Parkland, at Marjory Stoneman
Say they could not ask for anything else. He is a very nice guy. We have been here nine years. We never had in problem. Very nice. Gentle. I am hopeful he will be okay. Reporter once again you heard victim owner on have that company in stable condition, he is expected to survive, as for his name and the name of the suspects, police have not yet released them. We are live from glenside im greg argos for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Greg, thank you. In weather there is a a chill in the air and it will get colder. Eyewitness news on Spring Garden street where sweaters and fleece were put in action big time. Freeze watch is already issued for parts of our area this weekend. Meteorologist lauren casey is outside on the sky deck with more on what you can expect, lauren. Reporter right now we are dealing with sunshine, cloud mixed in but storm scan three trying to see showers sneaking in the Lehigh Valley but they are having a unsuccessful time doing so with this dryer air now in place. A as we head
We are here to get to know one another and also to celebrate the publication of a very special book by joyce king exonerated. Many of you have already read that so you know whats in it and some of you have lived through something similar to that so you know about the life that is depicted in it and we are very honored to have joyce at the institute. Im going to turn it over to her and i will reappear later. For those of you that dont know joyce came i want to introduce her. Shes a native texan whos traveled the world over with a message of justice, hope and healing. Shes an awardwinning veteran broadcast journalist and was a news anchor. The story of the dragging in jasper texas. We probably remember that if we have the book and its a powerful look in the end it is published in 2,002. It received widespread coverage and discussion everywhere from good morning texas to the Oprah Winfrey show and shes also written a memoir growing up southern white men i met along the way is the subtitle
Where southerners have all around them the trappings of slavery and segregation and something to unload, a burden to unload. Worse people in the north, particularly white northerners dont think of their round paths are their own heritage in that way. In fact, they think of it as something to about two, something to aspire to. That is what i mean about the sense of history at the beginning and the first story that i start out with as you said is about springfield, massachusetts. That city is a small city in massachusetts about 150,000. In 1939, just as world war ii was starting, the later said that city and School Superintendents pioneer plan they said would abolish prejudice and abolish racism. From the School System and from the city of large. So they adopted the curriculum and these principles with the highminded goal of eradicating from young peoples minds racism. He came upon it on their own or did something push them to a . Well, they drew upon curriculum being developed by a bunc