I was a new teacher in my classroom with 26 7th graders. We were watching a tv show. It was interrupted for the live news coverage. Parents swarmed the school to take their kids home to keep them safe "just in case." No one had a clue as to what was going on, the magnitude of it was mind-boggling. Lots of families in North Tonawanda have family members in the military; so much fear on so many levels...