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Clarkstown School Official Reacts To School Tragedy

School board president says Connecticut fatalities are a "devastating loss."

 

Clarkstown Board of Education President Joe Malgieri reacted strongly to the fatal shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, CT about 60 miles northeast of New City.

“(It’s) A devastating loss for that community and our hearts go out to them,” he said.

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Malgieri said, “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and the community during this horrible tragedy. The school should be a safe place for our kids and an incident like this should not be happening in an elementary school.”

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