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Chilling Anti-Gun Violence Ad Features Kids Using Their New Back to School Supplies to Ward Off School Shooter
As the United States continues to do nothing against an epidemic of mass shootings, gun reform group Sandy Hook Promise has released a public service announcement framed as a back to school ad that captures a horrific reality faced by American students every day: school shootings.
You can watch the heartbreaking PSA below, but the depiction of gun violence may be disturbing for some viewers.
Kamala Harris Asked an Audience of Students How Many of Them Ever Had a Shooting Drill in School and Almost All of Them Raised Their Hands
Senator and 2020 Presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-CA) appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to discuss the upcoming election and the most urgent issues facing the nation.
Considering the United States saw 53 people murdered in mass shootings last month alone, the issue of common sense gun reform soon arose. Harris asked the audience—comprised of college students—whether or not they've ever had to undergo an active shooter drill at any point during their education. Virtually every single hand went up.
Trump Somehow Made His Message to Kids Concerned About Their Safety Going Back to School About Obama and People Can't Even
The United States is still reeling from the two shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio this past weekend which resulted in the deaths of 31 people.
As young students return to school at the end of summer break, the all-too-familiar threat of a mass shooting erupting at their learning institutions continues to loom.
Florida Senate Passed a Bill to Arm Teachers in Schools and the Father of a Parkland Shooting Victim Just Hit Back Hard
Fred Guttenberg—whose daughter perished in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida—spoke out after a recent bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools passed the Florida state senate.
The bill requires teachers to complete 144 hours of training and a psychological evaluation before they're permitted to carry guns in the classroom, but Guttenberg told Newsweek that the legislation is still harmful:
2018 Saw Teachers Quitting Their Jobs at the Highest Rate on Record, and We Totally Get Why
It's no secret that teachers across America do some of the nation's most important work for some of its most measly pay. Unfortunately, this has been an ongoing trend for decades, but now it may have reached a boiling point as teachers quit at the fastest rate on record.
The Wall Street Journal reports that teachers quit at a rate of 83 departures for every 10,000 teachers per month. While this is lower than the national average of departures due to the noted job stability of teaching, the departures are still the fastest in the 17 years since the statistics started being recorded.
Donald Trump Just Unveiled a Questionable New Justification for Arming Teachers in Schools, and People Are Dragging Him Hard
President Donald Trump tried to justify his proposal to arm teachers by claiming that teachers want to carry guns in order to protect their students out of love.
"It’s critical to have armed personnel available at a moment’s notice," Trump said at a roundtable discussion about gun violence in schools. "These are teachers in many cases that are the highest trained that you can get."