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Stratford, Conn., mayor proposes naming school in honour of slain teacher

By Staff The Associated Press
Posted January 7, 2013 7:11 am
1 min read
Candles are lit and flowers are left outside of Stratford High School during a candlelight vigil in honor of Victoria Soto, the first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School who was shot and killed while protecting her students, on December 15, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also reportedly had committed suicide at the scene. A 28th person, believed to be Nancy Lanza was found dead in a house in town, was also believed to have been shot by Adam Lanza. View image in full screen
Candles are lit and flowers are left outside of Stratford High School during a candlelight vigil in honor of Victoria Soto, the first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School who was shot and killed while protecting her students, on December 15, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also reportedly had committed suicide at the scene. A 28th person, believed to be Nancy Lanza was found dead in a house in town, was also believed to have been shot by Adam Lanza. Jared Wickerham / Getty Images
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STRATFORD, Conn. – The mayor of Stratford, Conn., is proposing to name a school for a teacher who was killed in the massacre in nearby Newtown.

Mayor John Harkins says the bravery shown by Victoria Soto in protecting her children should never be forgotten.

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The 27-year-old Soto was a Stratford resident. She was killed Dec. 14 inside Sandy Hook Elementary School as she tried to shield her students from the gunman. The shooter killed 20 children and six women at the school before committing suicide.

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Harkins on Monday proposed to give Soto’s name to a new school. Construction is set to begin this summer.

The name must be approved by the town council, which is expected to take up the matter on Jan. 14.

© 2013 The Canadian Press

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