After Uvalde, Are My Children Safe?
School shootings, especially elementary school shootings, are rare. But as parents, we don’t play odds. Here are practical ideas to help you manage concerns over the new school year.
New York Times | Opinion: I Created The F.B.I.’s Active Shooter Program. The Officers In Uvalde Did Not Follow Their Training
In the aftermath of the wrenching tragedy in Uvalde, it’s clear that, nearly 10 years after Sandy Hook, we must ask ourselves if the training designed to safeguard us against killers in our schools is the training that is working.
Gun Violence Is A Rich Person’s Problem
Her immediate comment back to me, “I didn’t know they had that many poor people there.” As I calmed myself, I looked it up. The average household income in Highland Park is $232,000. The average household income in Uvalde is about $56,000. Our sensibilities tell us that grief and sadness is not a matter of rich or poor.
It’s Time To Say “New Normal”
It’s fair to acknowledge that gun violence happens across the globe but in the United States we might make more headway on fighting gun violence if we accept violent and self-inflicted gun deaths are our new normal.
