She started this job as a way to spend more time with her son and to be able to travel to visit her. Antoinette tuff march 8 happy international womens day. Georgia police release tapes of a call placed by the school bookkeeper who talked the suspect down. Did you know that every question you ask against gods word is a. In august 20, michael hill walked into a georgia elementary school with a rifle ready to kill. The dekalb county school district dcsd is a school district headquartered at 1701 mountain industrial boulevard in unincorporated dekalb county, georgia, united states, near stone mountain and in the atlanta metropolitan area. Antoinette tuff says she talked down the georgia school shooting suspect. She saved her school from a gunman, but her book wounds her son. It will serve a portion of atlanta annexed by that. What happened next became headline news around the world. On august 19, 20, antoinette tuff was a school bookkeeper, severely depressed that her husband of 33 years had recently left and faced the daunting challenges of raising a son with multiple disabilities as a single mom. In 20, tuff became a hero after she prevented a mass shooting.
Gunman gets 20 years in georgia school seizure the new york. Prepared for a purpose by antoinette tuff alex tresniowski is a fast quick read that packs a punch. The book follows the journey tuff took through life, not starting with. Hero book keeper antoinette tuff met 911 dispatcher kendra mccray in. Antoinette tuff is being called a hero as kids returned to class after the.
After the whole ordeal antoinette because a motivational speaker. Biography antoinette tuff worked as a bookkeeper for dekalb county school district july 2005. Antoinette tuff was hailed as a hero for saving an entire school from a shooting. Under siege antoinette tuff, robin miles, alex tresniowski on. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Antoinette tuff is the subject of tonights new lifetime movie, faith under fire. Antionette tuff, you might recall, was at work in the front office of the mcnair. The writing style intertwines the events of that day with her personal story. Hero bookkeeper who talked down georgia school shooter. Tuff speaks with host michel martin about her new memoir prepared.
Antoinette tuff s courage and faith prevented tragedy in a school under siege. Antoinette tuff prevented a mass shooting at an elementary school last. Tuff became a household name in 20 when she stopped a school shooting from escalating. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. The story of antoinette tuff, who helped talk down a gunman at a school in. Antoinette tuff who foiled atlanta school shooting speaks out daily. Antoinette tuff hailed as true hero out of georgia school shooting. Antoinette tuff, who tried to kill herself nine months earlier, talked him out of it.
Antoinette tuffs son disputes his portrayal in moms memoir. The real antoinette tuff the woman behind the lifetime movie. As the nation faced yet another sandy hook story of tragedy, one woman rewrote the ending. By antoinette tuff posted thursday, june 9th, 2016. But she didnt brandish a gun to avert a wouldbe mass killer. Dcsd operates public schools in areas of dekalb county that are not within the city limits of atlanta and decatur. Antoinette tuff would release her autobiography in 2014 titled prepared for a purpose. Antoinette tuff s story is the subject of lifetimes latest inspiring movie, faith under fire.
The inspiring true story of how one woman saved an atlanta school under siege. Did you know that every question you ask against gods word is a moment wasted in receiving your purpose. There were so many greater opportunities in my life, i just had to let go of the past, and walk into my new purpose. Our problems are the foundation in building a strong faith.