After every school shooting, Republicans offer “thoughts and prayers” instead of solutions. From repealing background check safeguards to defunding school counselors and gutting gun enforcement, Trump and the GOP have consistently prioritized gun rights over children’s lives.
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The “Facts of Life” for Gen Z: A Party That Has Abandoned Us
Gen Z, and especially Black Gen Z, will not accept politicians and political parties who offer only “thoughts and prayers” while we bury our friends and family.
Read MoreMy Former Student Was Murdered, Yet We Have to Find Hope in the Tragedy
Rafael Wordlaw leaves behind an example of what is possible when we believe in our youth and when they, in turn, believe in themselves. His murder is a call to action.
Read MoreJoin Innovative Research to Reduce Sexual Harassment and Assault
Traumatic sexual harassment and assault are normalized in K-12 schools, but research and other efforts are underway to create safer school environments.
Read MoreIncorporate Inclusivity into Your School Safety Plan
School safety plans must include people with disabilities and multilingual learners. Here are six ways you can incorporate inclusivity into your plan.
Read MoreHow Many More Dead Children and Teachers?
As NBA coach Steve Kerr loudly pleaded a couple of weeks back during his press conference, when are we going to do something about this?
Read MoreWant Justice For Uvalde? It’ll Only Happen If You Can Outspend Lobbyists.
Nineteen second, third, and fourth graders and at least two teachers are dead (as of this writing) after a gunman entered yet another school with another automatic weapon designed to do only one thing: kill.
Read MoreIt Didn’t Take Long for My Students to Ask About the Buffalo Shooting
It didn’t take long for them to ask. Just a little bit of downtime and a student approached. “Mr. Wamsted, did you hear about the shooting in Buffalo?”
Read MoreWhy the Oxford Shooter’s Plea for Help Went Unanswered
As more information on the events leading up to the Oxford school shooting came to light, journalists and the prosecutor in the case began publicly questio
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