We wanted to conduct an exercise in remembrance, seeking out the survivors of school shootings from as far back as we could find them. What, we wondered, could their memories teach us about our inattention?https://nym.ag/2DdpI02
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Sean Graves was shot at age 15 at Columbine High School, 1999 http://nym.ag/2DdpI02 pic.twitter.com/NmZcpcgkEO
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"You get in this business because you like kids, you want to help them. Then all of a sudden you have someone that wants to kill you?" — Rick Maloney, shot at age 35 at Cooper High School in Abilene, 1988 http://nym.ag/2DdpI02 pic.twitter.com/X8MlLGavXg
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"We all have a right to carry a weapon. But we have gotten to a point where we’re training children to shoot. What are you preparing for, some big race war?" — Kenneth House, shot at 15 at Harlan High School in Chicago, 1970 http://nym.ag/2DdpI02 pic.twitter.com/3IDmZ6l4TN
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Joe Pepitone was shot at age 17 at Manual Training High School in Brooklyn, 1958 http://nym.ag/2DdpI02 pic.twitter.com/V3c8ScOv9A
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I remember when some idiot pulling the fire alarm was a big deal. Wow, sort of like the days when a teachers biggest problem was kids smoking in the bathroom. Just wow!
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