Hero Teacher Reunites with Sandy Hook Survivors after 10 Years
It has been 10 years since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook. And one hero teacher reunites with a couple of her former students as they reflect on what they experienced together.
Ten years ago, Kaitlyn Roig-Debellis was teaching 1st grade at Sandy Hook. She recently reunited with her former students, Lauren Milgrim and Julia Marotto, who are now both juniors in high school.
“What I remember about Julia is that she always had a smile on her face, and she was just very vivacious and full of life,” shared Kaitlyn. “Lauren was very precocious and took school very seriously.”
When the unthinkable happened 10 years ago during the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, Kaitlyn saved her students' lives by cramming them all into a tiny bathroom in the back of her classroom.
“I did what any teacher would do,” Kaitlyn said. “And I can only thank whoever there is up there that helped us get into that bathroom on that day, cause if you had seen it, you would never think that 16 people could fit inside of it.”
“I remember a lot from that day,” said 17-year-old Lauren. “I remember, like right when the noises started, and I just remember holding everyone, and holding all my classmates.”
“Pretty much the only thing that I really think about is she saved my life,” Julia said. “One thing that she said was that she loved us.”
Kaitlyn did everything in her power that day to make sure that her students survived.
Through tears, Lauren shared, “Without Ms. Roig’s quick thinking, I wouldn’t be here today. And neither would Julia or any of my other classmates. I’m just so thankful.”
With 10 years passing since that tragic day, Kaitlyn explains what it is like to carry that trauma with you.
“You live with it,” she said. “You move forward in your life, clearly these two girls have moved forward, but you don’t ever move on. It is wholly a part of you.”
And Kaitlyn shared her story in a book she wrote called ‘Choosing Hope,” and she dedicated it to her former students.
Hero Teacher Reunites with Sandy Hook Survivors after 10 Years
It has been 10 years since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook. And one hero teacher reunites with a couple of her former students as they reflect on what they experienced together.
Ten years ago, Kaitlyn Roig-Debellis was teaching 1st grade at Sandy Hook. She recently reunited with her former students, Lauren Milgrim and Julia Marotto, who are now both juniors in high school.
“What I remember about Julia is that she always had a smile on her face, and she was just very vivacious and full of life,” shared Kaitlyn. “Lauren was very precocious and took school very seriously.”
When the unthinkable happened 10 years ago during the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, Kaitlyn saved her students' lives by cramming them all into a tiny bathroom in the back of her classroom.
“I did what any teacher would do,” Kaitlyn said. “And I can only thank whoever there is up there that helped us get into that bathroom on that day, cause if you had seen it, you would never think that 16 people could fit inside of it.”
“I remember a lot from that day,” said 17-year-old Lauren. “I remember, like right when the noises started, and I just remember holding everyone, and holding all my classmates.”
“Pretty much the only thing that I really think about is she saved my life,” Julia said. “One thing that she said was that she loved us.”
Kaitlyn did everything in her power that day to make sure that her students survived.
Through tears, Lauren shared, “Without Ms. Roig’s quick thinking, I wouldn’t be here today. And neither would Julia or any of my other classmates. I’m just so thankful.”
With 10 years passing since that tragic day, Kaitlyn explains what it is like to carry that trauma with you.
“You live with it,” she said. “You move forward in your life, clearly these two girls have moved forward, but you don’t ever move on. It is wholly a part of you.”
And Kaitlyn shared her story in a book she wrote called ‘Choosing Hope,” and she dedicated it to her former students.
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A Prayer for Peace during Health Challenges - Your Daily Prayer - November 7
We know that God is a God who heals. However, we also know that He does not heal everyone. Some people experience miraculous healing, and others pass on too young. We don’t understand this side of heaven, but we can still trust that God is in control, that God sees us, and that He is always with us.
Today's Devotional
A Prayer for Peace during Health Challenges - Your Daily Prayer - November 7
We know that God is a God who heals. However, we also know that He does not heal everyone. Some people experience miraculous healing, and others pass on too young. We don’t understand this side of heaven, but we can still trust that God is in control, that God sees us, and that He is always with us.
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