One year ago today Amanda Studer, a third-grade teacher at Gainesville Exploration Academy, was off campus with her class, cheering on the Red Elephants as the high school football team was preparing to go to the state championship. At the same time, events were unfolding 900 miles away in Newtown, Conn., that would capture the nation’s attention and forever change how schools address safety protocol. “On the way back was when everyone started getting text message alerts,” Studer said, “and we started hearing about what had happened.”