We cannot sacrifice normalcy in the effort to prevent school shootings  

In light of the lives lost to gun violence at Georgia's Apalachee High School on Wednesday, the nation needs to take courageous steps to get schools back to normal (to paraphrase White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre) when it comes to safety. 

“This is not normal. This is not normal,” Jean-Pierre said in a White House briefing. “Students and teachers deserve to know that their schools are safe. They should focus on learning, not lockdowns. While the president and vice president...