Too many kids in our country, and even our state of Texas, have died in their own school....
An American Flag flies at half-mast outside of Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. The private school, which serves pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade students, will start the 2022-2023 academic year on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022.Everyone is starting school soon, including me, but I have one problem. Every time I walk past a flagpole on my way into the school buildings, I’m afraid to look up.
The state decided to make some changes to schools as we are starting the new school year. They are requiring that all doors in schools should lock, and these should be inspected. Many school districts are putting armed officers at the schools. The problem is that this won’t work. A gunman can shoot through a locked door or window. Also, if a gunman has a weapon that can fire off hundreds of bullets in a few minutes, an officer with a weapon that can’t fire as quickly won’t stand a chance.
Kids like me should not have to worry, even a little bit, about getting killed while they are just trying to get an education. Schools should be a safe place 100 percent of the time. We should not have to have nightmares about whether we will see our parents again as we are trying to study for a test or learn the basics of math, science, history and reading. We should not be reminded of school shootings by a flag flying at half-staff as we walk into the school building in the morning.
Texas should choose to protect us kids by having gun safety laws. No one needs a weapon that can shoot off so many bullets in such a short time unless they are in a real war. These weapons should be banned. The state should also make it harder to own a gun. Really thorough background checks should be done to get a gun license to make sure that the person does not intend to use it against other humans or to commit crimes.
Too many kids in our country, and even our state of Texas, have died in their own school. All kids should have a right to a good education without worrying about being shot dead in school. I do not understand why the safety of kids like me is not the most important thing. Each kid that dies in school is one too many. Many more kids may die in our schools if we do not do something about it now.
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