#1684: Remembering Sandy Hook| The Best of Our Knowledge

By Lucas Willard

Published December 30, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST

Ornaments dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

On this episode, host Lucas Willard will speak with Katie Bisset, a survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, about a tenth anniversary remembrance she recently organized at Siena College in Loudonville, New York.

We’ll also learn about an upcoming webinar series focused on addressing mental health in education.

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Lucas Willard is a reporter and host at WAMC Northeast Public Radio, which he joined in 2011.

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