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Oh y’all. It’s so much worse. SO much worse. @Tennessean has threatened to sue #CovenantSchool, Covenant parents, & Covenant Church for attorney’s fees & expenses if the parents aren’t successful in keeping Audrey Hale’s writings unreleased. 1/
Trying to find a video link that I can post here, but on @NC5’s FB page, 5/23 at 4:24pm, there’s a post titled “The Covenant School document hearing,” in which Metro Law Director Wally Dietz provides a personal comment about @Tennessean’s threat to #CovenantSchool survivors. 2/
Dietz: “We believe that those parents & family members should have the right to have a day in what documents get released & don’t. We believe the church & the school each has a right to be heard.” (Regarding Metro Legal’s approach to the #CovenantSchool shooter’s writings. 3/
@Gannett @Tennessean has ZERO business saying #CovenantSchool parents, whose children were murdered 3/27 or who survived, but are afraid to leave their classroom to even go to the restroom, choosing to wet themselves instead, are not victims. This is evil. 
#CovenantSchool parents sued to prevent the release of shooter Audrey Hale’s writings because even redacted, there is danger of copycats. The Allen TX mall shooter named Audrey as an influence.
@Tennessean would claim anyone whose loved one is murdered is not a victim of crime.
@Tennessean would claim anyone whose loved one is murdered is not a victim of crime.
Understand—as #CovenantSchool parents navigate the hell of children massacred, while trying to get surviving kids to school & trying to hold it together to work, they now have to defend themselves from their local newspaper’s desire to cash in. apnews.com/article/nashvi…
Last night I attended #AfterCovenant, a moderated discussion on what comes next for my community as far as change on gun violence in the wake of the #CovenantSchool shooting, in which my friend was murdered. 1/
Video here:
Video here:
I was grateful that Dr. @alexjahangir led by describing the current situation in America as a public health crisis & comparing the need for legislative response to this crisis to the legislative response that happened when cars were the leading cause of death for young people.2/
I was also moved by @PreacherClay’s pastoral care of his flock AND the greater Nashville community in hosting last night’s event. I appreciated his strong affirmation of school children’s right to life. 3/
Ok. I’ve tried to answer this for more than a week & been overcome every time. 47 days have passed since my friend engaged a shooter in the hallway of the private Christian school where she was headmaster. The shooter murdered her. #CovenantSchool 1/
I am grateful that Kathy White, deaconess at @CPCnashville, spoke up about the need for meaningful gun reform. That she & the alumni of Christ Presbyterian Academy, where she & @DavidDark & I taught alongside Katherine Koonce, called on @GovBillLee to value children over guns. 2/
I am grateful for @DPCassidyTKC’s courage in speaking up, as any time a pastor speaks up on an issue like that, they risk being called partisan, too political, woke. But it wasn’t Pastor David’s first encounter with gun violence, & his conviction required his voice. 3/
The thing about #CovenantSchool that should scare every last Tennessean is no matter how exclusive your private school, no matter how Christian, no matter how armed the teachers are or how well-prepared staff are, a shooter can still kill your kids, & @TNGOP won’t help you. 1/
In fact, if you enroll your kids in a TN private Christian school, & teachers are armed, & active shooter prep exceeds police expectations, & a shooter *still* kills children, you don’t *dare* approach your @TNGOP supermajority on your children’s behalf. 2/
Because if you petition your @TNGOP for the sanctity of your children’s lives at school, even a well-prepared teachers-armed exclusive private Christian school, & even if you are nonviolent & sing gospel songs, you will be called a violent extremist. 3/
1/ 🌟 Thread: Disenfranchised Grief 🌟
Let's dive into the world of #grief that isn't openly acknowledged or socially supported, known as "disenfranchised grief". We'll cover its definition, examples, and ways to support people experiencing it. 🤗 #MentalHealth #Support
Let's dive into the world of #grief that isn't openly acknowledged or socially supported, known as "disenfranchised grief". We'll cover its definition, examples, and ways to support people experiencing it. 🤗 #MentalHealth #Support
2/ 🧠 Origin of the Concept
The concept of disenfranchised #grief was first introduced by Dr. Kenneth J. Doka. He recognized the unique challenges faced by those experiencing grief that wasn't openly acknowledged or validated by society. #DisenfranchisedGrief #GriefEducation
The concept of disenfranchised #grief was first introduced by Dr. Kenneth J. Doka. He recognized the unique challenges faced by those experiencing grief that wasn't openly acknowledged or validated by society. #DisenfranchisedGrief #GriefEducation
3/ 📚 Definition
Disenfranchised #grief is a type of grief that society tends to overlook or minimize. It often results from losses that don't fit socially acceptable narrative, making it harder to find validation and support. #InvisibleGrief #Loss
Disenfranchised #grief is a type of grief that society tends to overlook or minimize. It often results from losses that don't fit socially acceptable narrative, making it harder to find validation and support. #InvisibleGrief #Loss
A state official came at me in my DMs over the weekend b/c I RT’ed a post about an issue I’ve advocated around for 7 yrs & it’s made me pause on every post, QT, RT, or like since. Will they see this post? This RT? Will I get a letter from an attorney? Another angry DM? 1/
They know health information about my son that i don’t want made public. If I RT this post about them, will they tell the public my son’s most personal information? Will they say a word & my husband loses his job, our health insurance, our home? 2/
B/c of their party’s use of entertainers who bring Proud Boys to rallies, I’m afraid to leave my dog in the yard. Those entertainers have HQ just a few miles from my home. Will Proud Boys show up in my yard? 3/
On Monday, my friend was murdered in the #CovenantSchool shooting, along with a janitor, 3 children, & a substitute teacher. I was frustrated with Bill Lee’s response, & I said as much.
Let’s review what has happened in the week since. A thread. 1/
Let’s review what has happened in the week since. A thread. 1/
@steveharuch reached out, & I told @ThisIsNashville about my friend #KatherineKoonce & how I hoped #Nashville & Tennessee would be led through this darkest of times by @GovBillLee & @MarshaBlackburn, who were in community w/ Katherine & me at #Covenant’s sister school. 2/
5 hours after I told @ThisIsNashville I was stunned by Bill Lee’s lack of repsponse, the Governor posted what I think must have been the most difficult video of his life. He appeared to be remembering @BillHaslam’s advice about a governor being a pastor to the people. 3/
🧵 Hey Nashville, for those of you preparing your hearts to shout “Hosanna” today and don’t feel much like dancing around the church waving your little palm branch. 1/5
“Hosanna, God Save Us,” is a political rally cry. It’s coming from oppressed Jews desperately wanting to kick their Roman tyrants out of Israel. As the people shout, Jesus never appears too interested in their celebrations but he never chastises or abandons them. 2/5
They think Jesus is headed to the temple to grab power but Jesus is headed to the cross to die to the powers. He’s headed to do something about our suffering, to empathize with humanity and bring us to oneness with the creator. 3/5
My high school community has been shattered by the shooting at #CovenantSchool. My alma mater, Christ Presbyterian Academy, shares many ties with Covenant. Two of the adults killed were part of the CPA community.
Both Covenant and CPA are part of the Presbyterian Church in America, the evangelical branch of Presbyterianism. The mindset is generally conservative (in every sense). Intellectual curiosity is discouraged.
In fact, one of my classmates once said to me, "I don't WANT to live in the real world!" These schools are largely designed to shelter students from the horrors (and temptations) of secularism. That's one of the reasons some parents I know have chosen them.
