What students are saying about the Santa Fe High School shooting

05.18.18
What students are saying about the Santa Fe High School shooting (Students across the country live in fear of a shooting like the one at Santa Fe High School in Texas. (Photo by Jeffrey Bary via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licensing))

TexasIt's hard to wrap our minds around, but this morning there was yet another mass shooting at a school: Santa Fe High School in Texas.

Students at Santa Fe participated in the anti-gun violence walkout just four weeks ago today.

https://twitter.com/mukethemusical/status/987322400512659457
https://twitter.com/kaleidoscopeken/status/997503929582870529

The shooter has been identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis, age 17, a junior at the school.

In the wake of the news breaking that there was an active shooter at Santa Fe, many students took to Twitter to express their feelings, ranging from shock to anger. Here's a sample of what young people have been saying. (Warning: Some strong language.)

Santa Fe students

https://twitter.com/ZachMuehe/status/997467899437703168
https://twitter.com/s_h_e_l_b_y_31/status/997542853030051840
https://twitter.com/brookeelizabxth/status/997502965303988224
https://twitter.com/_caitlyn_6/status/997530324157501440
https://twitter.com/joellalace/status/997518362702950400
https://twitter.com/rome_shubert17/status/997542022536982529
https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/997511596355141634
https://twitter.com/mukethemusical/status/997472601181171712
https://twitter.com/holcombekaitlyn/status/997474300516093952
https://twitter.com/tylxrcruz/status/997472013341077505
https://twitter.com/averipresleyy/status/997491499293175809
https://twitter.com/semisonics/status/997478809279565824
https://twitter.com/kaleidoscopeken/status/997471788987764736
https://twitter.com/real_krw/status/997481383848284162
https://twitter.com/CreativityMary/status/997492917135663104
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/997504817760219136
https://twitter.com/tubbbrandon/status/997507252071403520
https://twitter.com/Mr_Elderidge/status/997530460610813952

Students who feel connected to Santa Fe

https://twitter.com/sangriaboy/status/997499579162558469
https://twitter.com/drannieKV/status/997493677827264512
https://twitter.com/Elavatr/status/997488296002498560
https://twitter.com/mary__xcx/status/997505859134611458

Survivors of the Parkland and Great Mills shootings

https://twitter.com/Sarahchadwickk/status/997486593098305539
https://twitter.com/JaclynCorin/status/997499061929496578
https://twitter.com/jordxncampbell/status/997495088149336064
https://twitter.com/delaneytarr/status/997499690613649409
https://twitter.com/Emma4Change/status/997505205771079680
https://twitter.com/longlivekcx/status/997502029386874881
https://twitter.com/brenbizou/status/997501245026914304
https://twitter.com/jaxonomara/status/997491867804676097
https://twitter.com/davism0llie/status/997494473859969025

Students living in a mass shooting culture

https://twitter.com/pinkequality/status/997500039420313600
https://twitter.com/arianascarey/status/997498700615139329
https://twitter.com/zionkelly18/status/997327377691824130
https://twitter.com/AshleySchu/status/997485413274136578

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