Preface: This follows the tragic Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. As the world watched, yet another gunman entered yet another school, killing 17. The message that followed went beyond the usual “thoughts and prayers” rhetoric to which we have become accustomed. These are my personal thoughts.

I cheer for these kids, these survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the site of just the most recent mass shooting at an American school. I cheer for their families.