“And the young colleague in the back?” Sanders said.
“One thing that affects mine and other students’ mental health is the worry about the fact that we or our friends could get shot at school,” he said. “Specifically, can you tell me what the administration has done and will do to prevent these senseless tragedies?”
Sanders, who has three children, choked back tears as she responded with, “I think that as a kid, and certainly as a parent, there is nothing that could be more terrifying for a kid to go to school and not feel safe. So I’m sorry that you feel that way.”
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“This administration takes it seriously,” she continued. “And the School Safety Commission that the President convened is meeting this week, again, an official meeting to discuss the best ways forward and how we can do every single thing within our power to protect kids in our schools and to make them feel safe and make their parents feel good about dropping them off.”
Choucroun spoke to PEOPLE after the briefing and said he was initially “nervous” about asking the question “because I knew that these press conferences were a big deal and Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a big deal.”
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The teenager said he “was surprised that she got emotional,” but that he wouldn’t have changed it because “it made me feel like I was drawing attention to the issue.”
“I’m glad I did it because school shootings, aswe saw in Santa Fe, are something that needs to be stopped,” Choucroun said. “And I’m happy that I raised awareness to the issue.”
source: people.com
