“I cried as I watched her innocence get stolen away. To know that my 7-year-old was put in a position to think that thought is absolutely gut wrenching and it’s killing me inside.”
‘My kid’s school had a school lockdown today. I saw this on her arm. She says, ‘in case the bad guy got to us and I got killed, you and daddy would know that I love you, and she started to cry.’
‘We had a school lockdown. We weren’t sure if it was a drill. Something seemed off. It was rushed and abrupt. I had pangs of worry, but didn’t show it.’
“One tall football player who looked like a grown man, beard and all, pressed me with questions I didn’t want to answer. The classroom was full, and all eyes were on me. A group text with my colleagues had begun. Rumors of a gun in the school. My insides knotted up.”
