Parents with children still in public school are saying their prayers that their child was coming home to them at the end of the day. Some parents in Florida weren’t so lucky. Perhaps even more frightening is that this incident was preventable. Those 17 lives that were lost that day could still be alive if someone was just paying attention.
Let us count the way that it could have been prevented. First the FBI had a tip in January that was not followed up like it should have been. Secondly the police had been called to the home of this individual 39 times. Thirdly the administration of this district had expelled this person and specifically noted in the paperwork “We are concerned about what he could be hiding in his backpack”.
Who is to blame? Well, if you believe the Democrats, then that answer would be the gun, of course. Calls for stricter gun laws were immediately being called for. They didn’t even allow the grieving to have one day of peace before they starting crying the chorus. Other cries were for lack of mental health services and having to wait months for an initial appointment. Other people placed the blame directly on the individual themselves who were responsible for their own actions. Finally many blamed our society and it’s culture of violence.
Many schools in our local areas are reassessing their own security protocols due to this horrific event. Are there any other parents out there (besides myself) asking themselves, “Should I let my kid go to school tomorrow?” I certainly hope there are.
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