The James Biever Police-Community Alliance and Lebanon County Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) will sponsor “North Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary Attack: Lessons Learned,” featuring former principal and author Norina Bentzel, on Monday, October 12, 2026, at the Lebanon County Department of Emergency Services.
On February 2, 2001, an armed attacker entered North Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School in Red Lion, Pennsylvania, injuring 14 people, including 11 kindergarten students, two teachers and Bentzel.
Despite suffering severe injuries, Bentzel placed herself between the attacker and the children. She ultimately helped restrain him, contributing to the end of the assault before police arrived and preventing additional harm.
Twenty-five years later, Bentzel continues to share her experience and the lessons learned from the attack and its aftermath. She has spoken to more than 140 audiences and is the author of “Glorious Sadness.”…