PBS Special on "What Next After Newtown (LIVE Today 3:00PM to 5:30PM)

“What Next After Newtown: What Our Country and Communities Can Do”

Today from 3pm to 6pm on Detroit Public Television/Ch. 56

Working with Mike Flanagan, our State Superintendent and our public television partners, DPTV will take host a three hour special titled “What Next After Newtown: What Our Country and Communities Can Do” today from 3pm-6pm.  There is a link to Mike Flanagan’s presentation and other details below.

Please share this with your community and join us for this important broadcast.

From: Ellis, Jan (MDE) [mailto:EllisJ@michigan.gov]
Subject: FW: PBS Special on School Safety

Fellow colleagues:

State Superintendent Mike Flanagan was interviewed by Detroit Public Television, Wednesday for a PBS special airingin select locations this Saturday, December 22nd at 3:00 p.m. titled, “What Next After Newtown: What Our Country and Communities Can Do.”  

The program will examine issues raised by the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. including the accessibility of weapons; violence in the media; talking to children about such incidents; school security; public policy and mental health; the mind of a troubled shooter. 

Superintendent Flanagan’s segment is scheduled to run at 3:23, 4:23 and 5:23 p.m. or can be viewed online using the following link: http://link.videoplatform.limelight.com/media/?channelId=e8d5c45f600a4ab9b43b594a75cfd06a&width=480&height=321&playerForm=371b024637d3468787ae728b6281bd4f&deepLink=true

More information is below:

Dear Teachers, Parents and Friends, How do we move forward from the tragedy in Newtown?  We urge you to watch an important special report beginning tonight at 8:00pm ET After Newtown.  Hosted by Gwen Ifill, the show will address access to guns and the politics of gun laws; mental illness in young adults; the science of detecting violent impulses; and how communities react to unspeakable tragedy.   On Saturday 3:00pm ET the special programming continues Live on TV and online with What Next After Newtown: What Our Country and Communities Can Do. Hosted by Jeff Greenfield, Maria Hinojosa, Susie Gharib and Scott Simon. Looking for long-term solutions and answers, the show provides an in-depth analysis of such issues as accessibility of weapons, violence in the media, talking to children and finding a path to healing, school security, public policy and mental illness, as well as the mind of troubled shooters. We believe that you’ll find the various perspectives and personal stories to be useful. Join the show conversation on Twitter at #AfterNewtown and have your voice heard on the show. WTVS Detroit Public Television will broadcast the special at 8p and 11p tonight and 3-6p Saturday.  Elsewhere in Michigan, check your local listings. Thank you for subscribing to Detroit Public TV emails. This message was sent to jforster@dptv.org. If you believe you were sent this message in error or if you would like to update your email communication preferencesor unsubscribe from Detroit Public TV anytime, please click on the associated links. Detroit Public TV |  Riley Broadcast Center | 1 Clover Court - Wixom, MI 48393 | email@dptv.org | (248) 305-3788

Jan Ellis

Spokesperson

Office of Public and Governmental Affairs

Michigan Department of Education

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