I'm seriously considering taking my kids out of public school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While I understand your desire to keep your child safe, OP (me too) I think we need to question our instincts to protect our kids by simply retreating behind more expensive walls.

I get it. I had the thought this morning that maybe we should move somewhere else where gun violence is less prevalent. But of course, suburban schools in wealthier areas aren’t safe from this kind of violence either. No school in the US is truly safe from this violence.

Also, while my child’s school has never experienced a mass shooting, many of the children there have been touched in some way by gun violence, domestic violence, poverty. It’s easy to say I want to get my kid away from that, but I know these kids. They aren’t a threat. And I don’t want our family to abandon them.

We are in this together no matter what. Private school, rich suburbs, etc. are like using your money to buy bullet proof vests for your kids. Does that really solve the problem? Or just shift the risk into others. And nothing will protect your kid from the mental health impacts of living in a world like this.

We have to fix this together. There is nowhere to hide.

<3

[Anonymous]

This won't be much of news in about a week unlike Sandy Hook incident. These are brown kids from lower class working families not UMC white community. Just like when a young blonde woman disappears, it's on news for days if not weeks. When POC womem disappear, no one cares. F america.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have three kids, and I don't even entertain the thought of it.

Anyway, people get shot in supermarket (Buffalo), work place, subway (NY), and school.

What 9/11 taught us is we cannot live in fear.

What 9/11 taught me is that I can't imagine the horrors to come. Sandy Hook, the murder of George Floyd, Donald Trump as president ordering tear gas and rubber bullets to be used on peaceful protestors. It's as if we Americans have built up a high tolerance for violence and even mass shootings of children doesn't move us to change. I don't live in fear, but I am so fricking sad right now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have three kids, and I don't even entertain the thought of it.

Anyway, people get shot in supermarket (Buffalo), work place, subway (NY), and school.

What 9/11 taught us is we cannot live in fear.

What 9/11 taught me is that I can't imagine the horrors to come. Sandy Hook, the murder of George Floyd, Donald Trump as president ordering tear gas and rubber bullets to be used on peaceful protestors. It's as if we Americans have built up a high tolerance for violence and even mass shootings of children doesn't move us to change. I don't live in fear, but I am so fricking sad right now.

The insensitivity to violence in this country is shocking. I truly think video games and movies play a large role.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm starting to agree with the other PP here who everyone hates.

There is an astonishing amount of privilege on display here. The chance of this happening to your kid is miniscule. Your money and privilege is already keeping your child safe in so many ways, yet you would spent 30K a year on a private school just because your gut says so.

If you actually cared about saving children's live, you could go spend that 30,000 yearly at a charity that would measurably help children in a developing country.

Thank you. DCUM is quickest to label someone a "troll" when the truth hurts.

Of all the common DCUM idiocies, the resentful middle school “hey! The truth hurts!” from trolls who are angry that they were so quickly identified as such has to be one of the most tiresome.

Thanks for sharing your views, Karen. You can go back to clutching your pearls now.

Good Lord. Middle school indeed. You don’t even know how to use “Karen” properly as an insult. Work on that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm starting to agree with the other PP here who everyone hates.

There is an astonishing amount of privilege on display here. The chance of this happening to your kid is miniscule. Your money and privilege is already keeping your child safe in so many ways, yet you would spent 30K a year on a private school just because your gut says so.

If you actually cared about saving children's live, you could go spend that 30,000 yearly at a charity that would measurably help children in a developing country.

Thank you. DCUM is quickest to label someone a "troll" when the truth hurts.

OP here. None of the schools we looked at are 30k. If some random stranger thinks I am selfish, who cares. I care about my kids. Until the gun laws change, I will be selfish. This mess was created because of the selfish people who can't give up their stupid guns.

Then why are you posting here? Just do it.

Because she can. Because this is a forum for parents.

[Anonymous]

Not sure why people are getting on the OP's case for making it "all about her." This is all about us. Gun violence is now the #1 cause of death for kids and teenagers, so please don't dismiss the mental toll it's taking on all parents and children.

Every parent needs to organize, vote, and do what they can to keep teachers and students safe. OP, if taking your DC out of public school makes you/them feel safer, go for it!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm starting to agree with the other PP here who everyone hates.

There is an astonishing amount of privilege on display here. The chance of this happening to your kid is miniscule. Your money and privilege is already keeping your child safe in so many ways, yet you would spent 30K a year on a private school just because your gut says so.

If you actually cared about saving children's live, you could go spend that 30,000 yearly at a charity that would measurably help children in a developing country.

Thank you. DCUM is quickest to label someone a "troll" when the truth hurts.

OP here. None of the schools we looked at are 30k. If some random stranger thinks I am selfish, who cares. I care about my kids. Until the gun laws change, I will be selfish. This mess was created because of the selfish people who can't give up their stupid guns.

Then why are you posting here? Just do it.

Because she can. Because this is a forum for parents.

Because people want validation and worry about what other people think of them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm starting to agree with the other PP here who everyone hates.

There is an astonishing amount of privilege on display here. The chance of this happening to your kid is miniscule. Your money and privilege is already keeping your child safe in so many ways, yet you would spent 30K a year on a private school just because your gut says so.

If you actually cared about saving children's live, you could go spend that 30,000 yearly at a charity that would measurably help children in a developing country.

Thank you. DCUM is quickest to label someone a "troll" when the truth hurts.

OP here. None of the schools we looked at are 30k. If some random stranger thinks I am selfish, who cares. I care about my kids. Until the gun laws change, I will be selfish. This mess was created because of the selfish people who can't give up their stupid guns.

Then why are you posting here? Just do it.

can you just move on if you don't have anything to contribute to the conversation? just keep scrolling to the next topic. no, can't do it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm starting to agree with the other PP here who everyone hates.

There is an astonishing amount of privilege on display here. The chance of this happening to your kid is miniscule. Your money and privilege is already keeping your child safe in so many ways, yet you would spent 30K a year on a private school just because your gut says so.

If you actually cared about saving children's live, you could go spend that 30,000 yearly at a charity that would measurably help children in a developing country.

Thank you. DCUM is quickest to label someone a "troll" when the truth hurts.

OP here. None of the schools we looked at are 30k. If some random stranger thinks I am selfish, who cares. I care about my kids. Until the gun laws change, I will be selfish. This mess was created because of the selfish people who can't give up their stupid guns.

Then why are you posting here? Just do it.

can you just move on if you don't have anything to contribute to the conversation? just keep scrolling to the next topic. no, can't do it?

OP posted to get feedback from random strangers on the internet. Then she says she doesn’t care about feedback from random strangers. So why post?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm starting to agree with the other PP here who everyone hates.

There is an astonishing amount of privilege on display here. The chance of this happening to your kid is miniscule. Your money and privilege is already keeping your child safe in so many ways, yet you would spent 30K a year on a private school just because your gut says so.

If you actually cared about saving children's live, you could go spend that 30,000 yearly at a charity that would measurably help children in a developing country.

Thank you. DCUM is quickest to label someone a "troll" when the truth hurts.

OP here. None of the schools we looked at are 30k. If some random stranger thinks I am selfish, who cares. I care about my kids. Until the gun laws change, I will be selfish. This mess was created because of the selfish people who can't give up their stupid guns.

Then why are you posting here? Just do it.

can you just move on if you don't have anything to contribute to the conversation? just keep scrolling to the next topic. no, can't do it?

OP posted to get feedback from random strangers on the internet. Then she says she doesn’t care about feedback from random strangers. So why post?

Are you always like this? Always trying go pick a fight?

[Anonymous]

You’re ridiculous and attention seeking and you know you won’t actually do this you just want people to talk about a tragedy. That’s messed up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please also donate to gun control organizations, OP!

Banning most guns is the only way to reduce mass shooting incidents, as well as the majority of firearm homicides, which occur as accidents in the home or suicides. The data is incontrovertible on this. Every other wealthy nation has banned guns and as a result, do not have nearly the number of firearm homicides per capita that the US does.

So you should move to one of those places if you can’t accept our Constitutional rights shall not be infringed.

[Anonymous]

Your child is much more likely to die in a car accident or at the pool than in a school shooting. Sometimes you have to take the risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’re ridiculous and attention seeking and you know you won’t actually do this you just want people to talk about a tragedy. That’s messed up

Go away NRA murderer.