Americans always lock their doors

My classmate asked my teacher today, “Why do you keep the door locked?”

He replied, “In case someone is walking around the building with a gun.”

“Is that the actual reason?” another classmate asked.

“Yes.”

“What happens if a kid gets locked out?”

“I’ll open the door for them.”

The other day, when we had a lockdown, kids frantically began asking whether it was a drill. Because the first thing that came to mind wasn’t, Oh, it’s a drill; it was, What if there’s an active shooter?

Don’t you dare tell the children of America that we are safe. Because we’re not. And I won’t believe differently until my teacher starts leaving the door unlocked.