Read previewI pulled my 3-year-old from in-person preschool a few years ago.
I couldn't let a place of learning implant visions of violence in a child so young she didn't even know the word.
I knew she'd be negatively affected by shooter-response drills, and she already felt anxious at school, a new environment for her.
I requested exemptions for kids with disabilities, kids with special needs, kids with limited English-speaking ability, and kids with existing traumas.
She's enrolled in a virtual school that holds live classes, has a robust curriculum, and conducts no drills.
Persons:
—, wouldn't, Deirdre Myers, ALICE, I'm, Kadesha, She's, she's
Organizations:
Service, Business, Area, American Academy of Pediatrics, Counseling Services
Locations:
Michigan, Georgia