By BECKY COOPER
It didn’t take long for the news to spread at South.
There were clues: The teachers were acting edgy, the school doors being locked, you could tell something was up.
The student who brought a gun to Memorial Middle School in October is not something that is unheard of, it has happened in schools in across the United States. It was, however, definitely serious. At the time, there were even rumors that people with guns were supposed to hit all three Joplin middle schools.
Everyone was tense, unsure of how protected they were. The next few days were scary, because everyone was preparing for the worst, though not all students were concerned.
Eighth grade Mollie Sanders said, “It didn’t really affect me that much because I knew whatever happened, we would be protected.”
Not all students felt that way and a few weeks later, there are still concerns, something which was voiced by eighth grader Christen Cool.
“I don’t feel safe anywhere any more.”
