RPS supreintendent issues statement on Stewartville school shooting: 'grief, sympathy, and support'

'An unimaginable and heartbreaking day,' says Stewartville teachers union president

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. — Charlie Aitken, president of the Stewartville United Educators teachers union, released a statement Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in response to the shooting outside Stewartville High School that critically wounded a student and left an adult male dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. “Today has been an unimaginable and heartbreaking day for our school community,” Aitken said. “As educators, we are united in grief, in …

RPS supreintendent issues statement on Stewartville school shooting: 'grief, sympathy, and support'

'...our hearts are with the community of Stewartville and especially those who were directly affected by the tragic violence that took place in our region this morning.'