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Erin Ross
@ErinEARoss
Museum staff turned science journalist. Science, environment & outdoors @OPB. Alum of @NatureNews, @NPR & @axios. SciCom Slug. Former mosquito wrangler. She/Her
May 18, 2018 • 35 tweets • 5 min read
I was eight when I learned the word ‘shrapnel.’

Our teacher told us that someone had brought a gun to Thurston High School. And gone to the cafeteria. And started shooting. She looked extremely sad, but her teachers’ aid looked sadder.

Her son went to Thurston. She was crying, and told us that she would have to leave to go to the hospital. “He’s going to be OK,” she told us through tears, “it was just shrapnel.” And then she left.