UPDATE: Statement From The Uvalde Foundation For Kids Founder & National Director Daniel Chapin, Following the January 6 School Shooting
At Richneck Elementary School In Newport News, Virginia.
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"As The Community Of Newport News and The Extended National Community Continue To Seek Answers and Healing Following The Recent School Shooting Wounding Teacher Abby Zwerner In Newport News Last Week - The Uvalde Foundation For Kids Continues To Communicate With Newport News School Officials & The Newport News Community On Collaborative Support Resources, Including Providing Additional Counseling Support & Ongoing School Violence Training & Preparedness Resources.
We Applaud Newport News Public Schools’ Efforts & Focus On Providing Care For Their Teachers, Students, Parents & The Greater NNPS Community.
Our Foundation President, Dr. Michael Stevens, Myself, and Our Board & Staff From Across The Country Stand Committed In This Collective Endeavor.
While Our Foundation Understands That The Local & School Community Have Many Questions Requiring Answers, Particularly How A 6-Year-Old Obtained & Brought A Gun Into His 1st Grade Classroom - Our Foundation Suggests That The Question Should Extend Beyond This To How Do We Change The Culture & Mentality Of Our Youth From Seeing Violence As A Way To Express Anger or Pain? WHEN We Begin To The Ask Different Questions Such As These & Change This Culture Of Violence - GUNS Will Not Be An Option To Our Students.
It is Understandable In Our Search For Answers to Seek a Scapegoat - Someone or Something to Blame. Collectively America - We All Hold The Responsibility For What Happened In Newport News & In Schools Across This Nation. Change The Questions & Solutions Can Happen."
-The Uvalde Foundation For Kids Founder & National Director Daniel Chapin
