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NATION/WORLD Tuesday, May 29, 2018 East Oregonian Teacher who stopped attack says he had to save students By KEN KUSMER Associated Press NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — A suburban Indianapolis teacher who was shot while tackling and disarming a stu- dent inside his classroom said Monday that his swift deci- sions “were the only accept- able actions” to save his sev- enth-grade students. Jason Seaman, speak- ing publicly for the first time since the shooting Friday, thanked the Noblesville com- munity for its support and stressed that he wanted the focus to be on the other per- son shot during the incident: 13-year-old student Ella Whistler, who was seriously wounded. “Her courage and strength at such a young age is noth- ing short of remarkable,” Seaman said during a news conference at the school dis- trict’s administrative build- ing. “We all should continue to keep her in our minds as she continues to recover.” School officials said Mon- day that Ella was improv- ing and making progress while recovering at an Indi- anapolis hospital. Her fam- ily has said she was in critical but stable condition follow- ing the shooting, though no other details about her inju- ries have been released. Seaman is credited with stopping an armed student who entered his classroom at Noblesville West Middle School. Witnesses said the 29-year-old former college football player ran toward bullets as he tackled the student. Seaman was shot three times, according to his brother. “I want to make it clear that my actions on that day, in my mind, were the only acceptable actions I could have done given the circum- stances,” Seaman said Mon- day. “I deeply care for my students and their well-being. That is why I did what I did that day.” Seaman, who was released from the hospital Saturday, didn’t appear to show any pain or other sign of his inju- ries during the news con- ference. He spoke for just U.S. team raises hope of a Trump- Kim summit By CATHERINE LUCEY, MATTHEW LEE, HYUNG- JIN KIM AND FOSTER KLUG Associated Press AP Photo/Michael Conroy Jason Seaman, a seventh grade science teacher at Noblesville West Middle School in Noblesville, Ind., speaks during a news conference Monday, May 28, 2018. Sea- man tackled and disarmed a student with a gun at the school on Friday. He was shot but not seriously injured. Whistler family via AP, File This undated file photo provided by the Whistler family shows Ella Whistler. Whistler was shot in a classroom Friday at Noblesville West Middle School in Nobles- ville, Ind., near Indianapolis. a few minutes and declined to answer questions from reporters. He wore a white T-shirt emblazoned with the mes- sage: “#NOBStrong. You are the reason I teach.” His shirt also showed the wounded student’s initials, EW. Police have said the shooter was quickly arrested following the shooting and didn’t appear to be injured. His name hasn’t been released. “We’re so grateful for Jason’s quick and brave actions,” Noblesville Schools Open your world with Oticon Opn ™ GoodHealth LIVE WITH CHRISTOPHER K. SCOTT, D.C., CHIROPRACTIC MEDICINE Join Dr. Christopher K. Scott as he shares common chiropractic conditions he cares for right here in Hermiston. 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WASHINGTON — U.S. officials worked with North Korea over the weekend on plans for the on-off-on meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as Trump signaled increasing opti- mism for the sit-down. Trump tweeted Sun- day that a U.S. team was in North Korea to work on the possible summit. Another delegation was in Singa- pore to discuss logistics. On Monday, the White House said Trump had spoken with Japanese Prime Min- ister Shinzo Abe about the North Korea efforts, add- ing that the two planned to get together to coordinate strategy for the “expected meeting” with Kim. Trump withdrew from the planned June 12 sum- mit in Singapore last Thurs- day, but quickly announced it could still happen. The president’s Sunday tweet offered praise for the longtime U.S. adversary, another signal that his con- cerns about the North’s stance toward the summit had been allayed. “I truly believe North Korea has brilliant poten- tial and will be a great economic and financial Nation one day. Kim Jong Un agrees with me on this. It will happen!,” Trump tweeted. The White House did not say when Trump would meet with Abe. Both lead- ers are expected to attend the Group of Seven sum- mit in Quebec, Canada, on June 8-9. Both the State Depart- ment and South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the American and North Korean officials have been engaged in talks at the Korean village of Panmun- jom, which straddles the border inside the Demili- tarized Zone, or DMZ. The border can be crossed sim- ply by stepping across a painted line, but moving beyond several footsteps into the North at Panmun- jom would be rare for U.S. officials. South Korean President Moon Jae-in gave details about his surprise meeting Saturday with Kim in Pan- munjom, saying Kim had committed to sitting down with Trump and to a “com- plete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tapped vet- eran American diplomat Sung Kim, the U.S. ambas- sador to the Philippines, to handle pre-summit nego- tiations. On a separate but complementary track was the CIA team Pompeo set up last year when he headed the spy agency. And on a third track was a White House logistical group sent to Singapore on Sunday to prepare in case the summit takes place. It was led by Joe Hagin, White House deputy chief of staff for operations. The Korean leaders’ second summit in a month saw bear hugs and broad smiles. But their quickly arranged meeting appeared to highlight a sense of urgency on both sides of the world’s most heavily armed border. The talks, which Moon said Kim requested, capped a whirlwind 24 hours of diplomatic back and forth. The Chiropractor & You Enjoy 30 Superintendent Beth Nieder- meyer said during the news conference. “He put his own life in danger for his students. That alone tells you about his character and his big heart.” A school nurse and a school resource officer immediately provided medial attention to the injured, said Noblesville West Mid- dle School Principal Stacey Shaw. “Jason Seaman is a hero, no doubt. But he is only one of the heroes I saw on this day,” Shaw said. 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