#IfIDieInASchoolShooting; the heartbreaking Twitter hashtag that should not be a thing

I remember being in school and having legitimate concerns and worries like if I forgot my lunch money in my other jacket, did I remember all of my assignments, what will I wear to the next school dance, and a myriad of other social concerns.

What I never had to worry about in school was dying in a school shooting. Yes, there had been mass shootings before. Columbine happened years before I even went to high school. Still, many of us wrote that and the previous shootings off as one-offs, rare and unfortunate events that should have never happen but were highly unlikely to be repeated.

One generation later and, God, how things have changed. Last week, there were 3 school shootings. There have already been more than 20 this year alone.

The situation for the current body of high school, middle school, and grade school kids has become so dire, that there is now a hashtag on Facebook called #IfIDieInASchoolShooting.

I’m gonna try and get a hashtag trending called #IfIdieInASchoolShooting. If you wanna join, feel free. #IfIdieInASchoolShooting I will never be able to finish my animated TV series, I’ll never be able to see my sister again, and I will have to become a martyr. #NeverAgain

— Andrew…