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‘My stomach dropped’ - After Minneapolis shooting, Catholic school leaders bolster security

“My kids are in Catholic schools, my stomach dropped when I heard about it.”

Jack Figge
Sep 10, 2025
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Annunciation Catholic Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Credit: Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Paul Escala had just dropped his kids off for their first day at the local Catholic school when he got a phone call.

“There has been a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis,” a colleague told Escala.

Escala is the superintendent of schools for th…

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