Dear America, as we enter 2022 we start over and make room for… oh wait , January isn’t even over yet and there have already been four school shootings. Four people have been injured and one has died from these four separate shootings. In 2021 alone there were 34 school shootings. The most it’s been since 2018. Yet America doesn’t bat an eye as children are terrified to attend school and teachers are sharing ways to protect yourself against these occurrences on social media platforms such as TikTok. Yet, you, America keep it hush hush as these videos posted by these teachers reach other countries viewers and they look in absolute horror and fear for us. America, as we come together to grieve for the lost lives, we need to ask, is this what you meant by the United States? Is this what it takes? America, we are scared. America, we are at a loss for words. America, why is it getting worse? America. America. Are you listening, America?