“Our community is still reeling from the tragic shooting that occurred on December 14, 2012,” the group said. [...] we are shocked and enormously disappointed that a middle school teacher from Newtown would bring his gun onto school property yesterday. The alliance, which was formed after the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings, praised school administrators and Newtown police for responding “efficiently and effectively to this difficult situation.” Classes were about to start Wednesday morning at Newtown Middle School when an employee saw what appeared to be a weapon concealed under the teacher’s clothing and reported it to security personnel, police said. The eighth-grade science teacher, who has a valid pistol permit, was detained by school staff and later arrested following a police investigation. Authorities said Adams, a Currituck Road resident, violated state law and district policy forbidding the possession of firearms on school property.