Tim Slekar produced a podcast about school shootings and their aftermath.
Two survivors of the Parkland mass shooting committed suicide, as did the father of one of the children killed at Sandy Hook.
Tim describes the podcast:
“Parkland, FL mother Rosemarie Jensen. Rosemarie’s son survived the Stoneman Douglas school shooting and talked to us last year about that day. In this interview Rosemarie talks about the aftermath of living “after a school shooting.” Last week two “survivors” committed suicide. But WHY? And what’s being done now?
“Educated Educators Talking Education:Joanna Rizzotto talks to us about life inside the classroom “after school shootings.” Are we making it safer or simply adding to the anxiety of children and teachers. Plus we talk to Dou Vang—currently a substitute teacher— who quit teaching after being “shot” during an active shooter drill.“
So sad to read about the father at Sandy Hook and the two young women at Parkland, thank you, Tim, for looking into this.
Once again Indiana proves that it is a a state that does not respect teachers.
I am SO glad that I don’t teach in this rotten state. It underfunds public schools and then this type of nonsense occurred.
What about passing gun control laws that have some teeth? I much prefer the law in Japan or Australia whereby people aren’t afraid to walk on the streets and schools aren’t regularly attacked. New Zealand had ONE attack and immediately passed buy back of guns and restrictions on assault rifles.
Indiana’s politicians would much rather arm teachers or purchase all sorts of equipment to ‘make the school safe’. What happens once kids walk out the school door?
30+ years later… it never goes away for students and teachers.
And still NO movement on anything for training to identify potential perpetrators, bona fide RTI with a path for therapeutic services and interventions, police and social services programs and capacity to follow up on reports of concern, professional development for signs and signals, public (yes,a.k.a. FREE) services for families and social work support…
Instead the President has created a climate of hate, modeling bullying, publicizing victims, creating targets, arming teachers, not silencing conspiracy theories, “good on both sides” validation of white supremacists – – – and instead of addressing the real issues, he uses this to promote gun sales and deregulation with blood on his and the NRAs hands.
Not every shooter since the 80s (yes the 80s and back to Texas campus tower years before) fit the profile – – but many would be wearing those red hats all lathered up at a president’s (not presidential) rally…
30+ years later… it never goes away.