A Sandy Hook Parent’s Letter to Teachers

A Sandy Hook Parent’s Letter to Teachers

Educational Week recently published a letter from a mother of a Sandy Hook student who lost her 6-year-old daughter on that tragic day.  She wrote the letter to honor teachers everywhere that care for our children.

Below is an excerpt or click here to read entire letter by Nelba Marquez-Greene.

A Sandy Hook Parent’s Letter to Teachers

Nelba Marquez-Greene is a marriage and family therapist and the mental-health and relational-wellness director for Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit organization that supports those affected by the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and advocates policy changes related to mental health and gun violence. Ms. Marquez-Greene’s 6-year-old daughter, Ana Grace, was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting in December 2012.


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