This is not normal. This never has been, and it never will be. Make it stop.
We heard about the shooting before Florida State University’s emergency alert texts started coming in. We turned off the lights and barricaded the door with our desks. We tied belts around the door hinge. We took the flag off the wall and used it to cover the window.
Growing up in Tallahassee, I was taught what to do during a hurricane, during a tornado and during a shooting . I’ve had school days canceled by storms and school days canceled by bomb threats. I’ve been in lockdowns before…