Lives Depend On It
I've written this blog for more than 10 years, and I'm not sure why I have mainly remained silent on school shootings. I think they are just too personal for me. I have 500+ students and staff enter and exit my building each day, and I have learned I need to outwardly process each shooting with as little emotion as possible so I can focus on what I must do to help keep everyone safe. Of late, however, I better understand that blocking off those emotions is not healthy either. I also struggle to not make this argument sound too political. I see posts on social media about what should happen or that place blame on one party or another. I suppose I could do some of that too, but it wouldn't be professional of me. Ultimately, I believe it may help to list what my district has done to respond to active shooters in schools. Yearly training in ALICE protocols which is a more proactive response to active shooters than our previous model of only locking down. My school hoste