Scary times to be a teacher

Maybe I am just overly emotional today.

But in the wake of two school shootings two days in a row, I will admit I held my baby girl a little tighter this morning.

Yesterday was one of those days that I just felt unsafe as a teacher.

I can't go into many specifics, but the days are becoming a little more frequent.

I hate that this has to come up at all.

School used to be the safest place you could be.

It was where you would go during a tornado, or to seek shelter during a hurricane.

People used to look at teachers as heros.

Now, crazed children are showing up to school with guns and box cutters.

I just want to see smiles on my students faces.

I just want to be safe at work and be able to go home at night and not worry about my students or my own safety.