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Connecticut Shooting: Schools 'First Line of Defense' Against Mental Illness

"Weird kid." "Not well." "Hated looking at your eyes." Those are just a few descriptions of Adam Lanza, the young gunman who killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut Friday before turning a gun on himself. CLICK HERE for complete coverage of the tragedy at Sandy Hook. While Lanza's mental health remains a topic of speculation, experts say more should be done to flag "weird" and withdrawn behavior that might signal mental illness -- a job that in our...Full Story
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