[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 138]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

  (Mr. FORTENBERRY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, yesterday afternoon a suspended student 
at Millard South High School in suburban Omaha opened fire. Assistant 
Principal Vicki Kaspar was killed, and Principal Curtis Case remains in 
serious condition. After fleeing the school, the student killed 
himself.
  This morning Nebraska has been blanketed by a profound wave of shock 
and sorrow. My heart goes out to the victims and their families and the 
innocent schoolchildren whose first day back at school was shattered by 
this nightmarish act. Today school is closed as counselors begin to 
help the community to try to cope and make sense out of what can be 
considered a senseless act of violence.
  I ask for this body's thoughts and prayers, Mr. Speaker, to be with 
those students and teachers, their families, and all members of the 
Millard South community in the aftermath of this horrific tragedy.

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