Teacher hailed for action during shooting

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — A science teacher was released from a hospital a day after he was shot while tackling an armed student in his classroom, a congresswoman said Saturday

Republican U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks posted a video on Twitter saying she met Jason Seaman during a visit to Noblesville West Middle School.

“He is that hero teacher who stopped the shooter from hurting more young people,” Brooks said.

The only other person shot, student Ella Whistler, was in critical but stable condition, according to her family. They released a statement saying they were still trying to process “what happened and why.”

President Donald Trump sent a tweet Saturday thanking Seaman “for his heroic act in saving so many precious young lives. His quick and automatic action is being talked about all over the world!”

Vice President Mike Pence, a former Indiana governor, also credited the teacher’s “courageous action” for saving lives during the shooting at the sub- urban Indianapolis school.

“We’re all proud of you Jason and are praying for you and those impacted and recovering from injuries,” Pence said in his own tweet.

Janna Lynas of Noblesville, whose son was coached by Seaman in football, said the teacher is a hero “and everyone here feels it.”

“I believe it was probably very instinctual with him.

There was potential for a lot of lives being lost,” Lynas said Saturday.

Investigators said the shooter had asked to be dismissed from the class before returning with two guns. He was arrested “extremely quickly” after the shooting around 9 a.m. Friday, local police Chief Kevin Jowitt said.

Authorities didn’t release the student’s name or say whether he had been in trouble before but indicated that he likely acted alone. Police said the student didn’t appear to be injured.

Teacher Jason Seaman was one of two people wounded during a school shooting in Noblesville, Ind.