What parents need to ask schools

And a Georgia student describes her panic during deadly school shooting [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Thursday, Sep. 05, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Parents must demand answers on how schools will prevent mass shootings]( By]( Figliuzzi Here’s the thing about school shootings; the response can be flawless, and the outcome can still be horrific. On Wednesday morning, two students and two teachers at [Apala]([c]([hee High School]([in Georgia]( took their last breaths after being shot by a 14-year-old. [Nine others at the school were wounded]( during the [mass shooting](. Moments after the first shots were fired, screens in classrooms flashed the message, “hard lock down.” Well-rehearsed students pushed desks and chairs up against classroom doors to form barricades even as more shots echoed through the halls. School resource officers quickly confronted the shooter, who dropped to the ground and surrendered. EMS responders sped to the scene and tended to the casualties. It was an exceptional response to an event that should have never happened. This is a preview of Frank Figliuzzi's latest article. [Read the full column here.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] HAYES BROWN]( [Donald Trump has Mike Johnson in another no-win situation]( All eyes are on Mike Johnson as another government shutdown looms. [Read more.]( JORDAN RUBIN]( [A new wrinkle in the saga of Aileen Cannon and Trump's classified documents case]( Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington argued in a federal appeals court filing that the Trump-appointed judge should be removed.