School is not a Battlefield

Colleen T.
3 min readJan 24, 2020
Photo by Feliphe Schiarolli on Unsplash

When children go to school, they should not have to worry about certain things. Being shot is one of those; yet, this is the reality for children in America. School should not be a battlefield.

Now that my twins are nearly school age, I recently wrote a letter to them about my wishes for them as they enter that transition.

To My Children,

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Colleen T.

Writer of nonfiction & narrative. Lover of language and creative endeavors. Mother of twins.