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...dragged the wounded student out of the line of fire. Brittheny Varner, 11, was hit as she tugged at the sweatshirt of her best friend, another girl named Whitney. The bullet passed through Brittheny's back, killing her, and wounded Whitney Irving in the abdomen. English teacher Shannon Wright, 32, stepped forward to shield one of her sixth-graders, saving the girl and losing her own life. "This guy was aiming at Emma [Pittman]," said Amber Vanoven, 11. "He was fixing to shoot her and Mrs. Wright moved in front of her. She got shot. She did. I watched...
...vied with each other for the title of Drew Golden's "best friend," telling tales of how their pal had talked about "taking over" the school. And, for all the goodwill and faith and forgiveness, there are some hearts that may never be comforted. Mitchell Wright lost his wife Shannon to the hail of bullets. His fading tan is a reminder of a happier time. It was just three weeks ago that he, Shannon and their son Zane, 3, returned from Disney World in Orlando, Fla. "Thank goodness we were able to do that," says Wright. The family had other...
Associate Professor Barbara Claire Freeman and Assistant Professors Shannon Jackson and Nicholas Jenkins have said they will not return to Harvard next year. In addition, Cowles Associate Professor in the Humanities Jeffrey A. Masten, who was denied tenure last December, will take up a position at Northwestern University...
...J.F.O. McAllister. With reporting by Elaine Shannon and Adam Zagorin/Washington
...boys had recently broken up with his girlfriend. A third boy, thought to have pulled the alarm, is still being sought. The dead students, all girls, have been identified as Natalie Brooks, Paige Ann Herring and Stephanie Johnson, all 12, and Brittany R. Varner, 11. Teacher Shannon Wright, 32, died after surgery. Nine of the wounded were also girls...