@nytimes: Parents in Bend, Oregon, are struggling to help their children cope after a teenage shooter killed three students and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday. At the link in our bio, read more of what we know of the shooting. Video by Mimi Dwyer, Julie Yoon, Gaia Lamperti and Brett Roberts #parenting

Alex :

If only a law could stop all this

Jerusha Wiles :

I am so angry. Our kids don’t deserve to grow up in a life like this

zozobobo :

People don’t understand that these kids lives will change. Forever. Their brain chemistry is going to shift around this. How many lives need to be taken/changed in order to protect our children? Their futures?

palepetals0 :

Just babies…

Bold Gold Soul :

Our government is failing us!

bapestarr :

Time for everyone to learn about lobbying!!! Wake up people

Saint :

It’s so terribly sad that we bring our children into the world hoping and praying it will change, but it never ever does

Amanda Parrish :

We need better protection in schools. No matter special needs or not, WE NEED TO DO BETTER!!!

Casey :

And yet nothing gets done it’s become the norm 😡

user_90087551427392 :

How long do we have to go through this before something changes!!???

twila360w :

I cannot imagine what they are all going through. This is just so awful. 😞

Jk :

These kids will have so much stress

Shlayer :

My kindergartner this year told me she had a ‘bad guy’ drill along with the fire and hurricane drills…Columbine happened 30 miles away from me when I was a sophomore. Here we are still…

talitorigian :

Children should never experience this

Shazaaam :

Uvalde, Sandy Hopk, columbine … so many others 😞

Brian Tornell :

Protect our babies

Andie :

PARENTS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING!!! Our families here in Michigan have experienced TWO!!!! WHEN WILL THIS HORROR END??!! BAN THE FRICKIN NRA!!! Let's start there!!

mariopizano15 :

Government isn’t doing enough to prevent school shooting’s it’s insane that nobody can control this and all the families who’s lost loved ones especially children it’s sickening that the government can’t do something

Shazaaam :

Thing is it’s not safe in schools in the United States and so enraging as a parent

chaya :

these babies aren’t protected enough. they deserve the world. they don’t deserve seeing this violence💔

jentexas1 :

Elementary school.

Averiee :

So weird to see the NYT talk about my town. So sad this is why

Simon’s4everlove :

If we only had a government that actually cared enough to put a stop to this. 🙏🤷🏻‍♀️

Chase. :

yo :

I know school is unsafe but its also unsafe to educate them at home. were facing a huge crisis soon