LinkLinksOpinion Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. students wrote essays about their fear of violence. Everyone should read them. By Editor On Apr 27, 2019 Last updated Apr 27, 2019 33 Share “AS CHILDREN, we should be safe, especially in the nation’s capital right? We shouldn’t have to worry about our lives being taken right? We shouldn’t have to pray for miracles right?” That 13-year-old Aliyah Harrison even had to ask those questions tells the heartbreaking story of what life is like for children growing up in violence-plagued neighborhoods of the District. “Everyday I wake up,” she wrote, “I have to worry about who is going to jail, or who got shot and killed.” awardsDo the Write Thing ChallengeSchoolsViolence PreventionYouth Activism 33 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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