Put shootings on Page One

Sun., March 18, 2012

The thing that is really intriguing to me is that school shootings are not on the first page, but on the third page (“Coach says he prayed with dying students,” March 2). It’s not only disturbing that since it happens so often, it doesn’t make the front page.

The thing is that school shootings are important to know about even if they don’t seem like they are. It is a wake-up call to some.

The shooting will even keep some people aware that any high school could have this happen. This won’t always show up right away, but it’s still something the general public should read about. To my family though, it’s an abomination that a school shooting doesn’t make the first page.

So, put school shootings on the first page!

Jonathan T. Bayley

Spokane

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