` ` We honor our heritage , '' a neighbor says . School principal Antoinette Tuff talked down school security . Another nearby resident , Lula Rivers , said Tuff `` sacrificed herself '' for the children in her care , putting herself at mortal risk if things had gone differently . Tuff had been trained for the threat of a school intruder , she says . Her school ` ` says everything about her , '' principal says .
` ` We honor our heritage , '' a neighbor says . School principal Antoinette Tuff talked down school security . Tuff had been trained for the threat of a school intruder , she says . Her school ` ` says everything about her , '' principal says .