The attack in Uvalde has tested their resolve like no other. In the decade since 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary, some of their loved ones who channeled grief into advocacy have claimed success, gradually, in areas including gun safety, attitudes around gun violence, and mental health awareness. We're just literally transported back in time,” said Gay, co-founder of the nonprofit Safe and Sound Schools. “This one has been particularly devastating for me, for my family, for our community, Sandy Hook.
It was all the more saddening in light of the work she has invested in the years since to promote school safety. (AP) - As the mother of a girl killed at Sandy Hook, Michele Gay was devastated by the massacre at a Texas elementary school, with its aching parallels to the 2012 attack in Connecticut.
