Let that question sink in for a moment.
Why has it become acceptable for children to walk into their classrooms wondering whether they will make it home alive? Why do parents have to hug their children goodbye while wondering if it might be the last time? Why have active shooter drills become part of the school experience?
WHEN DID WE LOSE OUR MINDS?
Our children should be worrying about homework, friendships, school dances, and their futures—not bullets, bloodshed, and whether their classrooms are safe.
We offer thoughts and prayers after another tragedy. We mourn the innocent. We hug our children a little tighter. We change our profile pictures. Then, far too often, we move on until the next shooting.
How many more children must die before we decide that enough is enough?
This isn’t about political parties. It’s about human lives. It’s about parents who deserve peace of mind, teachers who deserve safe workplaces, and children who deserve to grow up without the fear of being gunned down at school.
We can disagree about solutions. We can debate policies. But we should never disagree about the value of a child’s life.
As a Christian, I believe every child is created in the image of God. Every child matters. Every life is precious. And protecting the most vulnerable among us should never be a partisan issue.
PRAY, YES. BUT DON’T STOP AT PRAYER.
Let our prayers move us to action. Let our grief move us to demand meaningful solutions. Let our love for our children become greater than our unwillingness to have difficult conversations.
America, our children are watching us.
What are we teaching them when we accept a world where going to school can cost them their lives?
School shootings should never be considered normal. Fear should never be the price of an education. And the deaths of innocent children should never become just another headline.
OUR CHILDREN DESERVE BETTER. OUR TEACHERS DESERVE BETTER. AMERICA MUST DO BETTER. ~OC
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