Don Beyer tweeted the following:
"A word about mental health.I work on mental health all the time in Congress. I cofounded the House Suicide Prevention Task Force. I've written and passed bills.Few of those who talk about "mental health" after mass shootings - for instance, right now - actually care about it."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Don Beyer:
"Educators are supposed to help our kids learn, to inspire them, and help them grow. Our schools are supposed to be places of learning, not fortresses.Teachers should not have to be first responders."Read on Twitter
"Something I'm thinking about as we learn more about this shooting: Congress' failure to do anything about gun violence is putting teachers across the country - a profession that is already terribly undervalued - into a horribly dangerous position. It's absolutely unacceptable."Read on Twitter
"A fourth-grader at Robb Elementary says "his teachers, Irma Garcia and Eva Mireles, saved [the] lives" of himself and other children who survived the shooting.These teachers were heroes and all of us should remember and honor them. kens5.com/article/news/s"Read on Twitter
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