Post by Logan on Feb 1, 2016 17:02:56 GMT -6
In this 2014 photo provided by Lindsay Fuori, a mural she created to pay tribute to Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims adorns a wall inside Newtown High School, which she attended. The mural was covered by plasterboard to protect the emotional well-being of students. (Lindsay Fuori / AP)
A mural inside Newtown High School that paid tribute to victims of the Sandy Hook shooting rampage was created as a form of art therapy.
But within two years, the administration became worried that despite its intentions, the painting of a dreamcatcher was upsetting some students. To address those concerns, painter Lindsay Fuori at the start of this school year colored over the words "In loving memory" and "12-14-12," a reference to the date of the massacre of 20 first-graders and six educators at the elementary school.
Then in October, the Newtown superintendent had her 10-foot-by-15-foot mural covered with plasterboard.
The decision led to an online student petition rallying support for uncovering the painting, sparked debate on how to acknowledge the tragedy and provided a glimpse of the challenges facing administrators in a school system that remains in recovery three years after the shooting.
Read more: www.courant.com/community/newtown/hc-ap-sandy-hook-mural-0202-20160201-story.html