Monday just a normal school day; that's the problem

By Robin Givhan / The Washington Post

It’s fair to say that it was just an average school day; at least in this country.

Children scooted into Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., for the last week of classes before the Christmas holiday. The lunch menu promised chicken sandwiches and sour cream and chive fries. Kids were in study hall. And then, a 15-year old girl opened fire. She killed a fellow student and a teacher and wounded six others.

Parents fielded emotional text messages from their children in the midst of the trauma. The police chief provided a timeline of actions taken by first responders and noted that police officers entered the school within three minutes of their arrival. There was talk of reunification areas, counselors and heroes who helped staunch the bleeding of victims.

In the United States, all of this is normal; from the mundane to the mayhem. The statistics make that clear.

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