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Not one more. We cannot allow one more child to be shot at school. We cannot allow one more teacher to make a choice to jump in front of a firing assault rifle to save the lives of students. We cannot allow one more family to wait for a call or text that never comes. Our schools are unsafe. Our children and teachers are dying. We must make it our top priority to save these lives.

As a fulltime volunteer reading with kids in our public schools, I have done lockdown drills with ages 4-18 more times than I can count. The fear is always there. It has to stop. The fact that a 6 year old classroom can get in lockdown position in under a minute and remain quiet for 20 minutes and accept it as normal is heartbreaking and appalling. 18 school shootings so far in 2018. No words.
Just saw this lady speak on the news. I'm gutted.

Today in the town next door there was a horrible school shooting. The book tagged was written by a survivor of a school shooting literally 30 miles away, 20yrs ago. To have 2 school shootings so close in proximity, 20 yrs apart is heart wrenching. 2 confirmed dead & 14 with gun shot wounds. Please keep this town in your thoughts & prayers. These are children my child competes against in archery & goes to camps with in the summer. Such a tragedy.

Twenty years ago today, these 3 young ladies, my schoolmates, were killed inside our rural Kentucky high school. Five more were injured including Missy Jenkins, who penned the tagged book (a good, but tough, read). It was a small school where everyone knew everyone. The shooter, a freshman, lived less than a half mile from me. I can‘t believe it‘s been 20 years. I feel guilty that this is a hard day for me when here I stand alive and well. 💛💛💛

I've spoken of this before, so bear with me. Sensationalization of school shootings in fiction is NOT okay.

On December 1, 1997, three of my classmates, Kayce, Jessica, and Nicole, lost their lives in the lobby of our rural Kentucky high school. Five others were injured including the author of this book. I was a sophomore. So many lives changed.

Every year on this day, I proudly wear this button. I've had it for 19 years. 💛

#setinasmalltown + #inspiring #photoadaynov16 #nonfictionnovember

This book, written by one of my classmates from K-12, takes place in a small town. OUR small town. It details her experience 12.01.97 when another classmate, a boy we all knew, shot 8 kids, killing 3, in the lobby of our rural Kentucky high school. It forever changed our school, our community and our lives. This book is a tough read, but very inspiring!

NOTE below. 👇🏻

Thank you, Missy, for sharing your story about what happened that horrifying December day our sophomore year at Heath High School .... and your challenges and triumphs after becoming wheelchair-bound. You are an amazing and inspiring human being. I'm privileged to know you.