Tuesday’s open line


I am pleased to report that my student who was shot twice on Saturday is doing well. We shared a brief visit in the hospital yesterday afternoon.

He is in a lot of pain, but he is facing that pain with a bravery and an inner strength that I find truly humbling.

This young man is not the first of my students to be a victim of violence, not by a long shot. In the eleven years I’ve taught in Vance County, I have honestly lost count of the number of my kids this has happened to.

I do not know what the solution to this epidemic of violence is, or even if it has a solution. However, as a person of conscience, I feel the need to look for it. This situation is beyond endurance.

Here’s your open line.