This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Dr. Robinson, the former superintendent of Newtowns public schools tells the story of the Sandy Hook school shooting with profound insight and eloquence.

Dr. Robinson has a Ph.d in Educational leadership from Connecticut University. She has worked as a superintendent for many years. For five and a half years she was the superintendent of the Newtown school district. She was in this position on the day of the Sandy Hook elementary shooting. Soon after the incident she took a position in Stratford and is now the Superintendent of their public schools.


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