They Survived a School Shooting. Here’s What They Want You to Know
This year has already seen at least 44 shootings at K-12 schools that have killed or injured people. The mass shooting in a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school killed 19 children and two teachers in May, and lesser-known incidents on school grounds and at school-sponsored events have killed at least 36 people in 2022.
The reverberations of these school shootings are widespread. Victims. Survivors. Their families. The wider community. All are impacted in their own ways and those effects often last years.
That’s why Education Week reached out to survivors of the Santa Fe High School shooting in May 2018 in Santa Fe, Texas. More than four years later, we wanted to hear what lessons they have to share with other schools and communities if they find themselves in a similar, horrific experience.
Produced, Filmed, and Edited by Lauren Santucci for Education Week
Second Camera: Jordan Vonderhaar