Yuval Alter is a Junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas who escaped via the back of the neighboring Middle School, Westglades, immediately after the first few shots. She is enrolled in AP English Language and Composition, as well as AP Capstone Research and is a member of National Art Honor Society and Science National Honor Society.
The topic of gun control was not a foreign subject to our classrooms, but never once did we believe our school would become the epicenter of this debate. Yet, as we grieve our fallen classmates and staff members, politicians address this as “another mass shooting” and entertain the idea of arming teachers.