Today is the fifth anniversary of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown and state flags are lowered.
Gov. Dannel Malloy is issuing a directive for U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, Dec. 14, in remembrance of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
The shooting killed 20 first-graders and six educators on Dec. 14, 2012.
Since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags – including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise – should also be lowered during this same duration of time.
