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Shots heard across the nation: Taking steps to avert mass shootings in our schools

By The DO Staff

09.21.23

I lay drenched in sweat on the yoga mat, blinking up toward the wall, finally feeling my lungs fill fully with air. The instructor entered the room and said, “I am so sorry to do this right now, but everyone needs to leave the studio as quickly and safely as possible. There is an active shooter on campus; an event just occurred two blocks from here.”