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.

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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