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May 31, 2018

13-Year-Old Student Questions White House Inaction on School Shootings
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At the White House Wednesday, a 13-year-old student reporter named Benje
Choucroun took part in the White House press briefing. Press Secretary
Sarah Huckabee Sanders briefly choked up while answering his question
about school shootings.

Benje Choucroun: "We recently had a lockdown drill. One thing that
affects my and other students' mental health is the worry about the fact
that we or our friends could get shot at school. Specifically, can you
tell me what the administration has done and will do to prevent these
senseless tragedies?"

Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders: "I think that, as a kid, and
certainly as a parent, there is nothing that could be more terrifying
for a kid to go to school and not feel safe. So, I'm sorry that you feel
that way. This administration takes it seriously, and the school safety
commission that the president convened is meeting this week again, an
official meeting, to discuss the best ways forward and how we can do
every single thing within our power to protect kids in our schools and
to make them feel safe and make their parents feel good about dropping
them off."



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