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Today Is A Good Day To STOP Trashing Teachers.
“I’ve had a phone call with President Obama who offered his prayers to the state…and offered to speed up and get rid of red tape for federal resources,” Governor Fallin said. “We have bought in rescue dogs… It’ll be dark pretty soon and we want to do what we can to search.”
attribution: Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman via AP
Teacher hugging a survivor
Reporter Jesse Wells said the scene is "total devastation." Children were instructed to hug the walls of the interior hallways, he said, and children told him stories of teachers lying on top of students to protect them from debris.
MORE:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/terrifying-footage-shows-twisters-tearing-america-heartland-video-article-1.1349229
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/20/1210569/-With-their-bodies-they-saved-children
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/05/20/oklahoma-tornado-hearts-are-broken-as-parents-wait-for-word/
