I survived a school shooting. My kids shouldn’t have to face the same danger | Ashley Jordan

More than a decade later, I can still recall the terror of that day with precise, photographic dread

Somebody's shooting on campus!"

The words ripped my concentration away from my laptop screen. Our law school classroom fell silent. What should we do?" I asked our professor. He said: Well, if I were you, I'd run." I paused to type There's a shooter" in a chat box to my husband Aaron before slamming my laptop shut.