As the Tennessee Legislature gaveled into session on April 17—with discussion of arming teachers on the agenda—a mother whose son attends The Covenant School, where three children and three staff members were murdered in a shooting on March 27, gave a harrowing account of how the tragedy affected her and her children.
“The last three weeks have been deeply painful. Our days are spent hearing children as young as 3 years old describe in horrific detail what they saw and heard,” said Sarah Neumann, holding back tears. “Third graders saw the dead bodies of their friends, not just coffins—their classmates. They sat in those rooms, shielded by their teachers, with bullets flying over them.”
