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kids here. one thing about the suspect. he s a transfer student, arrived this summer from tennessee, first semester, first week at the school. a newcomer. so if there s any comfort to be taken in that perhaps he was not a member of the community as others would have been. so perhaps that helps people see this as more of an aberration. it is an aberration. these things don t happen every day. that s one way perhaps people are looking at this. the bottom line is since this happened, this community has tried to come together. there are huge vigils, huge counseling sessions, parent presently information meeting. that s been their strategy to come together, support each other and get through this. that s why kids are at the high school. other schools open, grammar schools since this happened. now again back in school today and we hope to hear from them shortly. ron, thanks so much. a terrible story the second time this week obviously we ve learned of a teacher killed near
activities, sports teams practicing clubs together. so for those reasons, it s just a very, very difficult time and a very frightening time for a lot of students. they wanted to get o.j. on with this, move forward. now there s extra security on hand. they feel it s important to move forward, honor the legacy of the teacher they lost and try and get past this as difficult as it may be. ron, more than 1,000 people, 1,000 parents showed up for a meeting to get a better understanding of what happened and what the school is doing for security measures going forward. the conversations you ve had with folks in that community, do they feel any better assured at this point? they feel very reassured based on the conversations last night. it was a large crowd. i m sure it was an emotional meeting, a private meeting. when we spoke to parents left, felt like it was the right thing to do, safe thing to do to send
the school where they work. ron allen in massachusetts. ron, thank you. some other headlines for you, mystery of the little girl maria has been solved after a dna match found with a couple in bulgaria. the blond haired, blue eyed girl, there she is living with a roma family in greece. dna tests show she was not related to the couple who claimed to be her parents, which sparked an international investigation. the woman now proven to be the woman s biological mother told bulgarian tv that she gave birth to a girl while living in greece but had to leave her there because she simply didn t have money to take her home. at least for the time being maria will stay in the care of a greek charity until she can be returned to bulgaria. steps leading up to the museum of art, they are famous