Everyday, millions of parents arise, getting their children ready for another day of education at what they deem to be one of the safest places in their communities—the school. As they turn away, many go on about their day, traveling to work, other commitments, and counting down the hours until they are reunited with their littles. For a unique community of parents, a single phone call (or news report) indefinitely shattered the sanctity of this institution—and it involved a shooter.
“Gun violence and school shootings are a uniquely American epidemic,” the Sandy Hook Promise website reads. For children of color, the epidemic statistics are even more staggering. According to the Children’s Defense Fund, “Children of color are far more likely to experience campus gun violence. It’s more than twice as much for Hispanic students and over three times as much for Black students.” Crystal Foster was one of those students.
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