GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
A GREAT AUDIENCE HERE ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE STATE
FAIRGROUNDS.
A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED
DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF SQUAD
CAR VIDEO FROM THE SHOOTING OF
PHILANDO CASTILE.
THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTY
UNION CLAIMS THAT IT WAS
PUBLIC.
CASTILE DIED AFTER A ST.
ANTHONY POLICE OFFICER SHOT HIM
DURING THE TRAFFIC STOP ON JULY
6. HIS GIRLFRIEND SHOWED THE
AFTERMATH OF THE SHOOTING ON
FACEBOOK LIVE.
THAT CASTILE WAS REACHING FOR
HIS IDENTIFICATION, NOT A GUN.
THE MINNESOTA BUREAU OF
CRIMINAL APPREHENSION IS NOT
RELEASING THAT SQUAD CAR VIDEO
SAYING IT IS A PART OF AN
ONGOING INVESTIGATION.
CASTILE WAS A CAFETERIA
SUPERVISOR AT J.J.
HILL MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN ST.
PAUL.
STAFF IS PREPARING FOR MORE
THAN THE USUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL
JITTERS.
WCCO ANGELA DAVIS TALKED TO
SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS ABOUT
WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO HELP
STUDENTS WHO ARE STILL
PROCESSING CASTILE'S DEATH.
Reporter: ON TUESDAY,
STUDENTS AT J.J.
HILL MONTESSORI WILL WELCOME A
NEW PRINCIPAL.
WHILE MOURNING THE LOSS OF AN
OLD FRIEND THEY CALLED MR.
PHIL.
AND HE MADE SURE THAT
STUDENTS WITH ALLERGIES
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, ATE THE
RIGHT FOOD AND HE WOULD MAKE
KIDS EAT THEIR VEGETABLES EVEN
IF THE PARENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO
EXCEED IT.
Reporter: THEY WERE LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MR.
PHIL.
BUT INSTEAD SHE SPENT THE
SUMMER LISTENING TO THE
TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS
SHARE SOME STORIES ABOUT HIM.
HE HAD A WAY WITH STUDENTS
THAT WAS UNMATCHED.
HE GREETED THEM EVERY MORNING,
WHICH IS NOT VERY COMMON.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN THE
CAFETERIA TRYING TO GET FOOD
OUT.
Reporter: KATHY LOMBARDI IS
OVERSEEING THE TRAINING THAT
THEY ARE GETTING TO HELP THEM
ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS.
THE BEST THING THAT ADULTS CAN
DO IS REMAIN CALM AND STAY IN
TOUCH WITH THEIR OWN EMOTIONS
TO BE THERE AND TO PROVIDE
SAFETY AND CONSISTENCY FOR THE
KIDS.
HIS DEATH RECEIVED NATIONAL
ATTENTION SPARKING A SERIES OF
PROTEST AGAINST THE POLICE
VIOLENCE.
A HUGE CROWD TURNED UP FOR HIS
FUNERAL.
SCHOOL LEADERS WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO
CONCENTRATE IN CLASS.
OUR BRAIN SHOWS US THAT WHEN
WE ARE UNDER A LOT OF STRESS
OUR BRAINS ARE FUNCTIONING AT
THE OPTIMAL LEVEL.
Reporter: MR. PHIL
ENCOURAGED KIDS TO EAT WELL AND
DO WELL IN CLASS.
ANGELA DAVIS, WCCO 4 NEWS.
