Students, Staff Try To Recover After Principal Killed
Officer Stationed At School
Posted: 12:58 pm CDT October 2, 2006
CAZENOVIA, Wis. -- Classes were canceled on Monday at Weston schools in Cazenovia, but that doesn't mean the halls were empty.
VIDEO: Watch The ReportStudents and staff are walking the halls, talking with counselors and consoling each other in the wake of the fatal shooting of their principal.At a news conference on Monday, District Superintendent Terry Milfred said that 32 counselors are on hand for those who want to talk and are making plans to handle the students when classes resume Thursday.Milfred said that about a half dozen Sauk County investigators are at the school reviewing the shooting, which occurred last Friday. Student Eric Hainstock, 15, is accused of fatally shooting principal John Klang, 49, in a hallway at Weston High School.On Monday, there are small signs of normalcy. Volleyball practice took place this morning. Friday's football game is still scheduled.Milfred said that he is spending the day developing a security plan with safety coordinators from the Madison Metropolitan School District.He said that the Sauk County Sheriff's Department agreed to loan a uniformed deputy to the Weston Schools as long as needed.At least one police officer will guard the Weston school building and visitors will have to sign in when classes resume Thursday. Volunteers will staff both main entrances and visitors will have to wear name tags after they sign in, Milfred said.About 100 students, parents and teachers gathered in the school gym on Sunday to learn how the administration is responding to Friday's shooting.Milfred said that the most important tasks ahead are to secure the school and get back to the routine.Hainstock is scheduled to appear in Sauk County Circuit Court later on Monday.Hainstock was charged on Friday as an adult for the shooting. Charged with first-degree intentional homicide, he could face life in prison if he's convicted.Authorities said that Hainstock said that he killed Klang because he was upset with a reprimand Klang had given him for having tobacco in school
Authorities: Hainstock Said He Was Teased
After Hainstock was arrested for allegedly killing his high school principal, investigators said that the teenager told them that he just wanted someone to listen to his complaints about being tormented by classmates.Hainstock's friend Eric Schneider, 14, said that people picked on Hainstock a lot, but he also picked on kids and would fight with other children.Hainstock allegedly spent an hour in anger-management class two days before the shooting, WISC-TV reported.Klang's Funeral Set For Wednesday
The funeral for the slain principal will be held on Wednesday at the high school gymnasium at 11 a.m.Visitation will be on Tuesday afternoon at Farber Funeral Home in Reedsburg.Meanwhile, the community will also say goodbye to Erik Fichtel this week.The teen was killed on Friday morning before school in a car crash. Authorities said that they don't believe the crash was involved in the school shooting.Fichtel's funeral will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m., at the Lime Ridge Catholic Church, WISC-TV reported. Previous Stories:
- October 2, 2006: Klang's Wife: 'That's Something John Would Do'
- October 2, 2006: Weston Staff, Students Get Counseling
- October 1, 2006: Children Need Help Dealing With Weston Shooting
- September 30, 2006: Stunned Community Holds Vigil To Mourn Slain Principal
- September 30, 2006: Principal Dies In School Shooting
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