"He took up a lot of space. Moving around us. Weaving in and out of the aisles. Some ladies were annoyed. An old man behind us snickered and under his breath said, ‘hurry up.’"
Sammy Teuch, an Indiana fourth-grader, took his own life earlier this month after enduring what his family has called relentless bullying at the hands of several students.
A head basketball coach in New Mexico has resigned after being blasted for allowing his players to wear t-shirts bearing the phrase, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
"Mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, open-mindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested."
"My heart races and my fingers tremble on the keyboard. I think I’ll sit down with my kids tonight and ask them to help me answer the questions I have."
