'Day of Action' Rally Held at Victoria Soto's Stratford School

Stratford, CT — U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D), held a rally Tuesday morning at the Victoria Soto School as part of the “National Day of Action’’ to urge House Speaker Paul Ryan to allow a vote on gun control legislation, the Connecticut Post reported.

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The school is named in honor of Stratford native Victoria Soto, a Sandy Hook School teacher killed along with five educators and 20 students in the Sandy Hook School massacre on December 14, 2012.

Victoria’s sister, Jillian Soto, said at the grand opening of the school last August that her family was “honored beyond words that this beautiful school bears the name of our sister and our town’s hero, Vicki,” according to the Stratford Star. “Vicki would have been so proud to have (taught) in this school. The vibrant colors and open hallways invoke a sense of excitement and makes it feel like a fun place to learn.”

Rosa DeLauro, who represents Stratford, Milford and many towns in the Naugatuck Valley, participated in the sit-in last week to demand a vote on "common sense gun solutions."

Read the full story on the Connecticut Post here.

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Photo: Victoria Soto / image via Facebook