Written by Charron Monaye
How many of us, as children, were told to “stay out of business of big people” or made to leave
room when adults were talking? We obeyed. We learned respect. But now … because it feels like
Children, students and ordinary people are caught at the intersection of discussions that were not
Even part of it? When our arguments, our rage, the leak of contempt for classrooms, campuses,
And even the houses are the innocents who pay the price. Children are no longer witnesses, they
They are victims. The bomb threats, the shots, the fear and the heart are the new lessons.
Is this new reality for the next generation?
There is a harsh reality that Americans can no longer ignore … schools, when the sanctuaries of learning,
Creativity and development are under siege. From the K-12 halls to the campuses, the fear has
Curiosity replacement and survival have replaced education. In 2025, this is no longer an abnormality, this
It’s a national crisis. According to the training week, there were already nine school shootings
This year, resulting in injuries or deaths. Since 2018, the total has reached 230. Reports Al Jazeera
that between 8 and 146 incidents of firearms of firearms in schools have only occurred this year, only, only,
Depending on the data source. The human toll is shocking.
-On April 17, 2025, at the University of Florida in Tallahassee, Florida a shooting near the
The student union left two dead and six others were injured.
-On August 27, 2025, at the Catholic School of Evangelism in Minneapolis, two children were
killed and 17 others were already injured in the fifth school shooting K-12 by academic
started the year.
-We September 10, 2025, at Evergreen High School in Colorado, a 16 -year -old student
He injured two classmates before deadly shooting himself. This marks the 13th of Colorado
School shooting during class hours over the last 50 years. But it doesn’t stop with K-12
schools.
-We September 11, 2025, a wave of terrorist threats was forced to lock in various
Historical Black Colleges and Universities, (HBCUS) University of Alabama,
University of Virginia, Hampton University, Southern University in Louisiana, Clark
The University of Atlanta and the nearby College of Spelman applied shelter protocols
as a precaution. These threats followed the death of conservative activist Charlie
Kirk at the University of Utah Valley, feeding the fears of coordinated attacks on education
Institutions at national level.
The causes are as complicated as they are annoying. Political polarization has converted the differences
In war statements and children inherit a world where it was left to the right, ideology against
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Ideology, there is an excuse for retaliation. Tensions based on faith aggravate the problem, with
Extremist rhetorical weapons beliefs and targeting of schools and campuses. Mental health
Crises, which have been left untreated and stigmatized, are a dangerous sympathy, especially when students have
access to firearms.
Every shooting, every bomb threat, every lock has a moral showdown. How much more
Parents, families and loved ones must bury children before we accept that the inertia has
Consequences? What lessons do we teach our children when the conversation is replaced by bullets,
And is the disagreement treated with threats and terror? Schools are intended to be sanctuaries of learning,
Or did we allow them to become arenas of fear and sadness?
America is at a crossroads. If politics and leaders do not act, more children, students,
The Americans will die, not by accident, but because society refused to lead responsibly. Direction
The signs left and right cannot replace guidance, dialogue and reason. Racism, attack against
Faith and violence are not the answer. It’s a social failure.
Education should never require courage to survive. Learning should never bear the risk of death.
Time for action is now before fear wins, before sadness becomes routine, and before another
Class, child or person is silent forever.
