Moving Toward Safety

As sophomore Ny’Asia Harris sits in the dark of her shuttered classroom at Grant High School in September, her classmates crowd around their teacher’s desk during a lockdown drill. The 15-year-old can’t help but think back to the day last school year when she was a student at Reynolds High School. A boy brought an assault rifle into Reynolds, shot another student to death and then turned the gun on himself. “It felt…

The Strong One

Grant High School sophomore Violet Summersby woke up feeling like her insides were exploding. She screamed for her mom, who immediately knew something had gone wrong – again. As her mother helped her stagger to the car, Summersby prepared for her second visit to the emergency room in 24 hours. In the waiting room, Summersby struggled to remain conscious. A series of worst-case scenarios played through her mind. The night before, she had…