Gov. Haslam visits Woodmore Elementary, notes community has seen 'more than its share' of tragedies

Hamilton County Interim School Superintendent Dr. Kirk Kelly, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, and Woodmore Principal Brenda Adamson-Cothran, from left, speak at a news conference at Woodmore Elementary School on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Chattanooga. Gov. Haslam visited the school following Monday's school bus crash that killed five children and injured dozens more.
Hamilton County Interim School Superintendent Dr. Kirk Kelly, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, and Woodmore Principal Brenda Adamson-Cothran, from left, speak at a news conference at Woodmore Elementary School on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Chattanooga. Gov. Haslam visited the school following Monday's school bus crash that killed five children and injured dozens more.

Visiting Chattanooga's Woodmore Elementary School this morning, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said Monday's bus crash tragedy in which five children were killed marks "another in a set of hard days for this community."

"I want to bring wishes for you from across the state," Haslam told reporters and officials gathered at the school. "The sorrow that all of us feel is incredible.

"Unfortunately, this community has had more than its share of tragedies."

For complete details, see tomorrow's Chattanooga Times Free Press.

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