“I know you feel like there is no real right answer. I know the what-if’s seem paralyzing and all-consuming right now. You don’t need to justify your decision to anyone. They don’t pay your bills, sister!”

‘To the Mama writing a school intent letter for her children, you don’t need to justify your decision to anyone.’: Mom reminds us ‘there is no right answer’ for back-to-school concerns

‘I received an email with the subject ‘The Preschoolers Hibernated Today.’ How cute, I thought. Until I realized it was a lockdown drill.’: Mom says ‘it’s brave to parent in this crazy world we live in’
“The lockdown was made into a game. Our kids had to practice what they would do if a person entered the school and started shooting at them. It will never stop breaking my heart.”

Why I no longer tell my child to be inclusive and kind
“This is the school counselor, and I’m calling about your daughter.”

DEAR TEACHERS: ‘You now have to worry, and even prepare, to take a bullet for our kids.’
You have to have that additional nagging stress of “what if today is the day it’s our school?”

‘EVERYONE STARTED SCREAMING AND RUNNING’: Maryland student recounts Great Mills shooting first hand
“Please pray for us.”

PREPARING AMERICA: Inside the safest school in the nation
“We have the technology. We have ways to make our kids safer, and we have to do it.”