PAUSE (A Five-Minute Friday Post)

Friday, there was a school shooting one mile from my house.  Before all the politicized STUFF starts, I wish we could all just PAUSE and ask the question, "How important are our children, really?"  Are they as important as travelers on airplanes?  Are they as important as our judges?  Are they as important as our elected officials?  Are they as important as our State and Federal employees in our government buildings?

Ask the question, why, after all the school shootings that have happened, have we not hardened our schools the way we have hardened our government office buildings, courthouses, and airports?  Why do we cling to the notion that signs, limited access points, and more gun laws alone will protect our children? 

It's time to pause, put our money where our mouths are, prove our children are indeed important, and harden our schools. Have a look...

Inside the safest school in America
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/inside-the-safest-school-in-america-1166029891710?cid=eml_onsite

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This post is part of the Five-Minute Friday link-up.  Today's writing prompt was "PAUSE."  For more information on Five-Minute Friday, click here.