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Commentary: How many students must die before Congress passes stricter gun policies?

As students at Rowland Hall, school is not frightening. We are sheltered in an environment where we know everyone. However, considering the recent school shootings, including the most recent incident at Santa Fe High School in Texas, we should be scared.

Given that the majority of high school students cannot vote, it is the responsibility of voting adults to keep us safe. Yet despite another — and another — mass school shooting, nothing has changed. Students around the country continue to be massacred for the lack of legislative initiative. How many students must die before Congress passes stricter gun policies?