Tag: elementary school

27 school shootings have taken place so far in 2022.

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101050970/2022-school-shootings-so-far

What we know about the terrorist attack in Uvalde, TX on May 24, 2022:

• At least 21 dead; 19 students and 2 adults
• Uvalde is “the kind of place where ‘interconnections are thick’ and no one would have expected a mass shooting at the local school”
• The suspect also allegedly shot his grandmother before going to Robb Elementary
• The suspect (terrorist) purchased two assault-style rifles on his 18th birthday, though authorities have not confirmed whether these were the weapons used in the shooting
• All victims were in the same fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary School

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-gunman-bought-two-guns-on-his-18th-birthday-texas-senator-says/2977034/

https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-44a7cfb990feaa6ffe482483df6e4683

The mass shooting in Texas that left 19 children and two adults dead is the latest mass shooting in the state.

More than 85 people have been killed in five of Texas' worst shootings since 2017, including worshippers at a church, shoppers and drivers.https://t.co/vc0n79GMFn

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 25, 2022

On the Terrorist

• Ramos had hinted on social media that an attack could be coming, state Sen Roland Gutierrez, who was briefed by police, told reporters. “He suggested the kids should watch out,” the lawmaker said.
• He shot his grandmother before driving to Robb Elementary just before midday on Tuesday
• He “suffered from a fraught home life and lashed out violently against peers and strangers recently and over the years…”
• The Texas Department of Public Safety said he was wearing body armor and armed with a rifle.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/salvador-ramos-texas-school-shooting-uvalde-b2087035.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/25/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-gunman/

Responses:

We need to do something. We know what we disagree on we need to focus on what we can and do it even if small. No more debate or thoughts and prayers. We need bipartisan action.

— David Hogg 🌻 (@davidhogg111) May 24, 2022

Columbine survivor here. My oldest son just finished his first year of college. This is America. There is no end in sight for the steady cadence of mass gun violence we seem unwilling to ever address. A reality my peers could not have imagined on our worst day in April 1999.

— Craig Nason (@nasoncraig) May 24, 2022

"When are we going to do something!"

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr got emotional talking about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and called on senators to take action. Watch the moment here: https://t.co/FF2Py6QLDO

— CNN (@CNN) May 25, 2022

These are elementary school children who woke up this morning. Who ate their favorite cereal. Who tied their shoes in double knots. Who laughed with friends on the bus. Now more than a dozen are dead. This isn’t normal. It doesn’t have to be this way. It can’t keep being this way

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) May 24, 2022

My Response:

I’m tired of reading these headlines. I’m tired of thinking about my own daughter not being safe in her school. I’m tired of thinking about the teachers and students I work with every day and them not being safe.

I’m tired of having to think about getting shot while in school when there are so many other things we should be focused on during our days but we can’t because we continue to allow guns like this to be sold.

I’m tired of bullying. I’m tired of not taking mental health seriously.

I’m tired. And I’m mad.

Hopefully, you are, too. And you’re ready to do something about it.

We will do something. Stay tuned. I need to make some calls.

— David Hogg 🌻 (@davidhogg111) May 24, 2022