The Iowa high school principal who was shot and wounded while trying to protect his students during a school shooting earlier this month has died from his injuries, according to the school district.

Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger was among seven people injured in the Jan. 4 shooting. One student, 11-year-old sixth grader Ahmir Jolliff, was killed, authorities said.

The suspected shooter – a student at the high school – died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

    • Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Because it’s so common it’s hardly even news worthy. School shootings are just a very common occurrence here.

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          This is so sick and I hate myself for thinking this, but-

          We took my daughter out of school last year and put her in online school because she was being severely bullied.

          And after we did it, one of my first thoughts was, “well, at least she won’t be in a school shooting.”

          I know it’s still rare even though it happens in the U.S. more than anywhere else, but it still scares me.

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          rightly so. the government is failing to protect its citizens from easily preventable dangers.

          as long as politicians get kickbacks from munition sales, nothing will change.

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      We’re a small town, I’m not really surprised. But be happy you don’t have to hear all of the conspiracy theories about the shooting that happened a mile from you, its maddening.

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        If it happened in a small town anywhere else, it’d be international news though

        Food for thought

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      After people went through his social media, there were hints he may have been leaning towards coming out as trans. News then went quiet about this one.

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    His daughter said he tried to talk the shooter down while protecting others. Chokes me up as a fellow Iowa teacher. I identify with that so much. Never met him, but I respect the hell out of him.

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    ‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

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    A brave man trying to protect his kids. I don’t want to hear shit about teachers for at least a week.

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    Kim Reynolds can fuck herself.

    “Nothing can be done, says only country where this happens regularly”

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    What a fucking hero.

    For all the shit we give high school principals while we’re in school, they usually really care about the kids.

    My high school principal was actually a surprisingly decent guy. He let my girlfriend (now wife) put on a Christopher Durang play. Christopher Durang plays usually have gay themes, including the one she put on. But he thought it was really funny and he let her do it.

    This was in the 1990s.

    I still gave him shit, but I feel bad about it now.

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    "his family wrote on GoFundMe. "

    Is there any more to this story or is that just their choice of communication?.

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      My guess would be that GoFundMe is being used to fund his healthcare expenses since we apparently can’t just have that free at the point of service like the rest of the civilized world.

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    Sounds like the Perry HIgh School is about to be renamed the Marburger High School.

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      Read the room dammit. The guy was an American as well.

      This is the tragic story of an American, trying to be a hero, arguably succeeding who knows how many other people would have died, however long that guy took.

      Each Second is another door to lock

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    2020 - S05E14 - The Brave Die Never

    The Iowa high school principal who was shot and wounded while trying to protect his students during a school shooting earlier this month has died from his injuries, according to the school district. Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger was among seven people injured in the Jan. 4 shooting. One student, 11-year-old sixth grader Ahmir Jolliff, was killed, authorities said. The suspected shooter – a student at the high school – died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. - TV-MA, 66 mins

    SD, SHD, UHD, Dolby Vision; Dolby Stereo, Dolby Surround, Dolby Atmos

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        “The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.”

        – Minot Judson Savage

        read a book