On Feb. 14, 2018, tragedy struck all parents of the children of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. A former student armed with a rifle opened fire on defenseless students and teachers.

When parents send their students to school, we hope that the school environment will remain safe and free from outside dangers. Sadly, when it comes to school shootings, we continue to see time and time again that this is not the case.