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10 Dead, 10 Wounded In Shooting At Santa Fe High School In Texas

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Parents of Santa Fe High School students prayed outside Arcadia First Baptist Christian School in Santa Fe.CreditMarie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle, via Associated Press

death in the classrooms nine students and one teacher Death blithe attitude 5/18/2018 https://abcnews.go.com/US/active-shooter-incident-santa-fe-high-school-texas/story?id=55258606 Drowning Dreams School-Shootings heard sounds of children singing under the golden colorful rainbow snap sounds of bullets flying prayed that they all found cover terrified to death approached the open window there was no one there shells shattering nightmares haunt strangling tight around my throat Copyright © Eve Roper 4/5/2018 We're only 12 weeks into 2018, and there have already been 17 school shootings where someone was hurt or killed. That averages out to 1.4 shootings a week. https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/02/us/school-shootings-2018-list-trnd/index.html

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Date: 5/22/2018 3:24:00 PM
oh my goodness, we are all growing so jaded by it. It's very sad. Thanks for keeping it on our minds, Eve. I hope the leaders will LISTEN!
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Date: 5/19/2018 3:21:00 PM
i saw this on TV... so heinous and a pattern of slaying kids is unacceptable.. wonderfully done with such depth, eve... huggs
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Date: 5/19/2018 7:12:00 AM
So tragic Eve, It's happening far to often.
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Date: 5/19/2018 6:23:00 AM
I share the sentiments in your poem Eve.
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