Sandy Hook Massacre: How Does History Change The Next Generation?

How can one event in history impact a generation? It can change the next generation a lot more than you think. Sandy Hook Elementary,December,14, 2012. At approximately 9:30 am . Adam Lanza, shot and killed his mother, Nancy Lanza. He then grabbed three guns from his house, a semi-automatic AR-15 assault rifle, and pistols, wearing all black and a military vest. Then he went to the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Where he finally massacred 20 first-graders and 6 teachers before taking his own life at the school. School counselor Mary Sherlach, and vice principal Natalie Hammond went out to investigate.Only Natalie Hammond returned from the hallway alive.
One story from a survivor, a first grade teacher Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis states “I did what anyone would have done," she says. "That was my responsibility. I'm their teacher. That's my job."(Sandy Hook School Massacre “i will not let that day define me”). That day she saved all 15 of her first graders in a tiny bathroom stall where barely anyone could breathe. Nearly three years after that day, Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis, has written Choosing Hope to help others
Police then escorted students and faculty out of the building to a nearby firehouse.As reports of the shooting made their way around town, frantic parents descended on the firehouse where the children had been taken.By nightfall, the firehouse became a gathering point for parents and family members whose loved ones would never walk out of the school.” (CNN :Sandy Hook shooting: What happened?). “Peter Lanza (Father of Adam Lanza) hadn't seen his son in the two years prior to the Dec. 14, 2012 shootings in Newtown, Conn. Peter and Adam's mother, Nancy Lanza, had divorced when Adam was in elementary school. Peter said he had tried to reconnect, but Adam continued to withdraw, ignoring his father's requests. Peter Lanza said he believes his son would have killed him if he had the chance.” (ABC