德州校园枪击:“模范教师”挺身挡子弹魂断校园
'My nephew was killed by a crazy man': Devastated relatives of children killed in Texas elementary school massacre describe their horror as first young victims of gunman are identified as two boys and four girls
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Six students have been identified among the 19 children pic.twitter.com/5VxnXyovJc
昨天(24)德州西南部洛伯小学(Robb Elementary School)惊传枪击事件,年仅18岁枪手弃车后带着手枪进入校园,从一间教室走到另一间,朝21名师生大开杀戒,其中一名罹难者还是多次入选“年度教师”的厄玛·加西亚(Irma Garcia)。据了解,表订再过2天就要迎来暑假,为本学期划下句点,遗憾却造成孩童内心挥之不去的阴影。
根据《每日邮报》(Daily Mail Online)报导,案发地点位于德州人口第二大城圣安东尼奥市(San Antonio)以西约130公里,酿成21死,包括19名孩童与2名师长,堪称是近十年来最致命的校园枪击事件。报导指出,洛伯小学再过2天就要迎接学生期待已久的暑假,特别的是,学校每天都会设计一个主题,昨天礼拜二则是“无拘无束”(footloose and fancy),所有小朋友都穿着相当有特色的鞋子来上学。
其中,不幸殉职的40多岁教师厄玛·加西亚(Irma Garcia),据悉正当枪手对着教室裡的孩子开火时,她牺牲自己英勇向前挡住子弹才因此丧命。她的家人悲恸表示,“厄玛牺牲自己保护了孩子,虽然她没有成功,但英雄之姿却永远留存我们心中,希望大家为她祈祷。”
厄玛从事教职生涯已长达23年,一直以来深受许多人的爱戴,本身也是一名4个孩子的母亲,对于孩子特别有一套,还曾于2018-2019年两度入围“年度教师选拔”。
My tia did not make it, she sacrificed herself protecting the kids in her classroom, i beg of you to keep my family including all of her family in y’all’s prayers , IRMA GARCIA IS HER NAME and she died a HERO. she was loved by many and will truly be missed. pic.twitter.com/2XpdJA0q8x
— john martinez (@fuhknjo) May 25, 2022
此外,同样命丧此次枪击案的另一名43岁教师伊娃·米雷莱斯(Eva Mireles),曾接过双语、特教两项领域培训,对于教学有极大的热诚与想法,也是位人人尊敬的优秀老师。伊娃的表妹说道,“我的心已经碎成成千上万的瓦砾,如此美丽的灵魂,这天对我们所有人来说都是世界末日…”
阅读原文My daughter’s beautiful teacher was the teacher who was killed in Uvalde, TX. Eva (Ms Mireles) taught Gabby in elementary school. She was a beautiful person & dedicated teacher. She believed in Gabby & went above & beyond to teach her as you can see below. There are no words. pic.twitter.com/qMlVoVEUrY
— Audrey (@audreymg0928) May 24, 2022