NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Since the Covenant School shooting , school safety has been a top focus for some state and local lawmakers across Tennessee.
However, 80% of Tennessee parents don’t feel schools are any safer now than they were last year, according to a recently published Vanderbilt University Medical Center child health policy poll, leaving parents who spent hours wondering if their children were alive the day of the shooting feeling like lawmakers are out of touch.
“Most everyone’s willing to listen behind closed doors. There’s a lot of sympathy and support. There’s some interest, but there’s always an excuse for why something couldn’t happen from what I’ve seen,” said Nick Hansen, a father of two Covenant School students.
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Hansen’s two children were at the school the day of the shooting and still have nightmares and trauma from that day.
He said even one of his family’s favorite activities, going to Bridgestone Arena to see the Nashville Predators, can’t keep their fears at bay.