ATLANTA -- The following statement should be attributed to Lisa Morgan, president of the Georgia Association of Educators:
"We, the members of the Georgia Association of Educators, send our wishes for healing, peace and comfort for the students, educators, and community of Apalachee High School.
We enter our schools each day believing that they are the safest places in our community and once again, that trust has been shattered.
In the coming days, we are prepared to work together to rebuild that trust and ensure that the resources are available to meet the needs of students, families, and educators as they grieve and heal."
The following statement should be attributed to Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association:
“All students deserve safe and welcoming learning environments free from gun violence. Schools should be the safest places in any community. But just as the new school year gets underway, lives have been shattered by yet another tragic mass shooting – this time at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.
“We grieve for the students, educators, and families in the Winder community. We cannot – and will not – normalize mass shootings. We remain committed to ending gun violence and to demanding our elected leaders enact gun safety measures that make it safe for everyone to walk to school, attend church, or shop at a grocery store without fear of violence. We owe that to our children."
