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Ohio Honors Connecticut School Victims, Reminds Ohio Schools To Have Safety Plans

Ohio's governor has ordered flags lowered at state buildings and grounds in honor of the lives lost in a school shooting in Connecticut. Gov. John Kasich says the flags will be flown at half-staff through Tuesday. A man opened fire this morning inside a Connecticut elementary school, killing more than two dozen people - most of them children. Ohio's top education official reminds school administrators that state law requires them to have safety plans for their buildings in case of emergencies. Acting Superintendent Michael Sawyers also offers Ohio's condolences to those impacted by the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn. He says Ohio has also known "the horror of a recent school shooting." Three students were killed earlier this year in a shooting spree in Chardon, east of Cleveland.

Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.