School Safety: Hearing Before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor , & Pensions, U.S. Senate | 
While volunteering at the high school today a shelter in place lockdown was called. My heart breaks. It shouldn't be like this. This is normal now. I did white out the name of the school for that point. I live in a small town, people would say it's extremely safe. We need better mental health options, better gun laws, safer places for our kids to learn. We need dialog,stop the hate. We need to fix this now. I'm safe. Kids are too. This time.
GingerAntics Wow, I‘m so sorry you‘ve had to live through this. I‘m so glad everyone is okay. I‘ve only ever had to do drills, and hope that‘s all I ever have to do. Sadly, I have a feeling that the longer I work in academia, the more likely it will be real one day. I agree with every single point you made. Something has to change NOW. 6y
CoffeeAndABook 💔💔💔 6y
AmyG This is so heartbreaking. That we live in a country where this is part of thr school experience. Vote if you don‘t like the way things are because things are getting worse. 😪 6y
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DGRachel I remember SWAT and snipers on the roof of my high school junior or senior year because of the threat of violence, but I never had to deal with this kind of school shooting fear. It breaks my heart that this is the new normal for kids. 😢 6y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I hit about one a year that's real. It's unfathomable....I'm in the schools 20-30 hours a week reading with kids. We have to do something ... 6y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie seriously?! That is absolute madness. I‘m on campus just under 20 hours a week (officially), and several more unofficially. Clearly I have been very lucky. That‘s just terrible. We really do need to do something. I get that the NRA used to be a positive thing back when it started, but it has officially gotten out of hand. It‘s practically a terrorist organisation...or aiding domestic terrorists. 6y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics yup ...no one listens ....it's not just here it's everywhere it's a normal thing in so many places ...I hate it and everyone uses it as a platform but no one fixes it 6y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I am so sick of “thoughts and prayers” honestly. 6y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics vote and policy change better options I can't even hear the other ...#overit 6y
Redwritinghood Glad you‘re safe. I‘m so sick of seeing these things happen in this country. 6y
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie exactly! 6y
CouronneDhiver Truly ridiculous. Something really needs to be done... something major 6y
TheBookHippie @CouronneDhiver I agree and as soon as possible . 6y
Megara 😨 I‘m glad you‘re safe. 6y
kspenmoll Heartbreaking that this has become the norm for our students. 6y
TheBookHippie @kspenmoll I hate it. They live in a constant state of fight flight 6y
TheBookHippie @Megara I'm glad too that no one was hurt is a pure miracle 6y
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