Quinten Canty barely remembers a time before school shootings—and school lockdowns—were the norm.
"They'll go over the intercom and they'll say, 'lockdown, lockdown, lockdown'," Canty said. "What we're supposed to do is we're supposed to hide in the safest corner where no windows are or farthest away from the door. Some teachers encourage that we have people like holding desks and chairs."
Learning about school shootings, like Wednesday's shooting at a high school in Georgia, is an instance the junior at West Charlotte High School says is becoming too common.
"It's kind of like we're getting accustomed to it, and it's not supposed to feel like that," Canty said. "You're not supposed to get comfortable with knowing that there is violence occurring at your school."
Canty is involved in student government at his school to bring attention to issues like this—and the toll it can take on students' mental health.
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