School Shootings in Texas

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@RubyHawk (99423)
Atlanta, Georgia
May 18, 2018 4:09pm CST
If you've listened to any newscast today you know about the high school shooting in Santa Fe Texas.It's only two months ago since the school shooting in Florida and now ten more students and one teacher are shot dead. Ten other people were wounded and some of those are in serious condition. Schools are in serious trouble. According to the latest news more school students have died in school shootings this year than all military personal killed in Afghanistan this year. Students and parents are fearful of shootings happening in their schools and with good reason. The main shooter has been arrested but two others are being held and questioned.
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ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
19 May 18
when i opened my phone this morning as soon as i woke up, this was the news about shooting. i just wonder why there are many shooting incidents in US schools.
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ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 18
@RubyHawk it seems the kids of today are already considered antagonists to society if they are not properly supervised by their parents.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 May 18
It's horrible. It's only the last several years that it's happening. We would never thought it possible when my children were in school. It doesn't seem real.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
23 May 18
@ridingbet You would think they would but I suppose they would never consider a child would do anything like a shooting.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (307029)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 May 18
I heard about that. Tragic. I didn't know the stats between the war and school shootings - that's insane.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (307029)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 May 18
@RubyHawk I think it's time to homeschool children. They're safer in their own homes and it's how schooling started anyway.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 May 18
It's completely insane. I know parents must be fearful of sending their kids to school, but what can they do?
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 May 18
@just4him I doubt that most parents could or would do it. Most parents work and how many children would study without someone to stand over them. I'm afraid we'd have many failures.
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AKRao24
@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
18 May 18
Yes, I have witnessed on my Local TV just few minutes back! That is horrible thing going on in US! I strongly condemn it! it is a shameful thing to know that more students in this year alone got killed than the US Soldiers in Afghanistan! Only God can save this country!
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AKRao24
@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
19 May 18
@RubyHawk , Yes, one or odd incidence ! Not like this where many people are killed at a time ! Thanks!
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 May 18
It's shameful on our country. Do you have shootings in your schools?
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 May 18
@AKRao24 It never happened here until a few years ago and now it's twice in two months. Its a horrible thing that's happening.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
18 May 18
I did not see the news but have read about it from a chat on a mobile game. It is horrible news that students are the victims again.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
19 May 18
@RubyHawk My cousin's wife was killed in my high school. She was killed 2 years ago and 4-5 others were wounded including my PE teacher.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 May 18
Just terrible. Sometimes different must be done. Whatever they're doing isn't working.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 May 18
@jobelbojel Was It a student that did the shooting? So far its always a student here. Why did The shooter say he did it at your school? It had to be terrible for you.
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
18 May 18
yes been on the news all day here.We cannot let this trend continue.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
23 May 18
What do U think is causing this???
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 May 18
@db20747 I believe these kids are so bullied at school that they lose all sense of reason and lose all control. I hope the whole story comes out but I doubt the truth will be told.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
24 May 18
@RubyHawk That issue really needs to be addressed to the students!!! I'm writing an article on my blog about how to deal with that!!! And will try to make a pamphlet and book.
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Cindy Tolbert
@cintol (11261)
• United States
18 May 18
It is a sad day when you can't even let your kids go to school and be safe, when is it going to end. I wish there was a way they could put metal detectors at the doors to alarm them when something comes through the door. It would probably be pretty hard to do but they should find a way to keep the students safer. I pray for all those families, kids need stronger consequences growing up to learn the difference between right and wrong.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 May 18
Metal detectors are the best preventive I can think of. I believe that could be done. Usually kids go in through only a few doors to enter school.
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Cindy Tolbert
@cintol (11261)
• United States
19 May 18
@RubyHawk They need to do something now
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 May 18
@cintol Yes, something must be done. This can't be allowed to go on.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45579)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 May 18
I was outside all day, so didn't hear about this until now. Madness!
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 May 18
It truly is. Such a terrible waste. Surely this can't be allowed to continue.
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betlynfrnds
@betlynfrnds (4067)
• United States
19 May 18
That's a very interesting statistic about the comparison between school deaths and military deaths. This is a sign of the times. "Critical times hard to deal with will be here." (2Tim. 3:1).
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 May 18
I think we all feel we are living in the worst times but looking back in history many times have been worse. Hard as it seems now.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (134553)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22 May 18
So sad when those shooting are even going on. It is like the whole world is going crazy.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 May 18
That's exactly what it seems like. Too many bad things happening.
MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79963)
• United States
22 May 18
It's so sad that our children aren't even safe in school.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 May 18
It's scary to send kids off to school today . When mine were growing up we would never have dreamed of kids being killed in school.
NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116118)
• United States
18 May 18
But the GOP Congress will DO NOTHING about the situation yet again. We will hear more talk about how teachers should be armed. It is all INSANITY. ALL of these school shootings have happened with AR-15s. NONE of them will support banning their sale or even restricting it.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116118)
• United States
19 May 18
@RubyHawk I am a teacher and I could go on for a long time about why it is a bad idea. . . I work in a high school.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 May 18
@NJChicaa It must be a worry for you every day you enter the school. I hope all precautions possible are taken at your school.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116118)
• United States
20 May 18
@RubyHawk Yes of course they are but with a school of over 2000 students, you never know what will happen.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
23 May 18
Terrible!! That is why people will start to consider home schooling or smaller schools!! The big schools for some reason R becoming unhealthy and toxic to many youth!
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 May 18
Could be but I can't see the majority of parents home schooling.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 May 18
@db20747 I hope the school has closed for the time being. It's time for schools to be out for the summer anyway and surely j it won't effect students grades.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
24 May 18
@RubyHawk not the majority but many!!! If it were me I would go to nite school and search for an alternative school!!! I would not be able to back to that school where a shooting took place!!! Those kids have a ton of courage if they do!!!!!
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DB
@dgobucks226 (34405)
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19 May 18
I heard this on the news. This is so out of hand. They need to make the school's safe. Add metal detector's like the airports use. It is money well spent. Unfortunately, it is a different world out there today and school's are a soft target for mentally unstable persons.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 May 18
I agree. Every school should have metal detectors and guards at the doors. They should also have classes to prevent bullying. I feel some shootings might be because of bullying at school.
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DB
@dgobucks226 (34405)
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20 May 18
@RubyHawk Yes, that is true
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DB
@dgobucks226 (34405)
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22 May 18
@RubyHawk Yes, right! The loners or outcasts who are not part of the school's social groups.
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April fabe
@Peach10 (1920)
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19 May 18
Yes I saw it in our news. Such a waste of life! It maybe the fault of the school too for being so linient with students
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 May 18
Parents pander to their children too much these days. That's for sure. And teachers aren't allowed to correct students. It could have something to do with school shootings.