ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses having a space for school shooting survivors to share stories and talk about the experience with other survivors, raising awareness of the support groups available for survivors of mass shootings and the support group for teacher survivors of mass shootings, adopting new school safety policies and procedures informed by school shooting survivors: survivor-informed best practices for school safety, discussing and researching school shootings in the same way as other assaults and crimes of violence: stop blaming the victims (teachers and students) for school shootings regardless of safety procedures and policies not being followed correctly or bullying occurring at the school, and closing thoughts from the author on her continued role as a teacher in light of recent traumatic school experiences.
