Terrorism, Redefined

Parents and educators need to look at the world through the lens of students who came of age during 9-11 and Newtown.

“When we grew up, we thought terrorism meant international trouble spots, like Iraq and Afghanistan.  Now, when students think terrorism, they think Connecticut,” - Andrew Potter. 

Terrorism ranked as the top concern for students of Generation Now, with some even proposing security funding and training for all American school personnel. 

“Create security officer positions for all K-12 schools, with a goal of educating children on how to handle terrorist situations as well as to ensure safety,” writes Tori Baker, Kyle Chittal, and Delaney Johnson.

“Another solution to enhance the safety of the children and staff of K-12 schools is to require that all school employees, such as nurses, administration, teachers, custodial staff, etc., be educated about active resistance. School employees must attend professional development sessions semi-annually. With every adult in the building informed, students will be able to gain a proper knowledge-base of what to do when there is an extreme situation.” —

  (Source: Tori Baker Kyle Chittal Delaney Johnson, Security Preparedness in K-12 Schools)

Students attending the 2017 Presidential Inaugurational Leadership Summit also touched on other topics that they felt were the biggest issues facing our future.  Take a look at the white paper to learn what America's youth proposes to get us to through the top issues of the day.