Response to School Shootings
Last night Hubs and I were reflecting on the school shootings that continue to happen. We both remember being in high school when Columbine occurred. We remember the shock the nation felt as a whole. I remember the drills my school started doing- when the principal would get on the PA and say a completely random phrase and then the teachers would calmly walk to the doors and lock them. I remember the yellow security tags we had to put on our bags so everyone knew that our bags belonged at the school. I remember the new policy of having to carry around school assignment books to have the teachers sign if you were excused early or just needed to use the restroom. I’m sure these things are minor compared to what kids are going through right now. I can only imagine the security measures they have to go to just to enter the building. I can only imagine the fear that they have as they enter a warzone. I can’t imagine having to do the expected “high school” things: tests,