Photo: Niecy Nash/TIKTOKNiecy Nashis pleading for change following another school shooting.More than 30 years after her brotherMichael Ensleydied at 17 in a school shooting, theGolden Globenominee, 53, sent her prayers to the families of those killed in Monday’sshooting at The Covenant Schoolin Nashville, whichkilled three children and three adults.“In 1993, my only brother was killedon his high school campus because somebody brought a gun to school,” she said through tears in a TikTok video. “It’s 2023, and there [are] babies who will never make it home to see their parents.“And those parents will forever be in a space where they’re like, ‘What was the last thing I said? What was the last lunch I made? What was their last thought [or] experience? Did they call out for me?'” added Nash.She pleaded for Americans to show more concern for children’s safety than current hot-button topics like Tennessee’s recentlegislation restricting drag showsand critical race theory.“These are the wrong things. It’s the wrong thing, and it is indeed the wrong time. We are losing our way,” Nash continued. “Some political groups are so focused on the wrong thing that our children are dying. And there ain’t no coming back from that… Not even a little bit.“Nash concluded, “I am so sorry. And my prayers go out to those families, ‘cause it’s a pain that I don’t wish on nobody. School is the one place where children should be safe. Now, they’ll be safe getting on an airplane. But school? That’s another thing. And it shouldn’t be.“After Nash’s brotherwas shot to deathat Reseda High School in Reseda, Calif. on Feb. 22, 1993, their motherMargaret Ensleyfounded Mothers Against Violence in Schools (MAVIS), of which Nash is a spokesperson.RELATED VIDEO: 3 Children, 3 Adults Killed in Nashville School ShootingMonday’s shooting at the private elementary school in Nashvilleresulted in the deathsof students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9, as well as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61. The shooter has been identified asAudrey Hale, a 28-year-old who once attended the school.
Photo: Niecy Nash/TIKTOK
Niecy Nashis pleading for change following another school shooting.More than 30 years after her brotherMichael Ensleydied at 17 in a school shooting, theGolden Globenominee, 53, sent her prayers to the families of those killed in Monday’sshooting at The Covenant Schoolin Nashville, whichkilled three children and three adults.“In 1993, my only brother was killedon his high school campus because somebody brought a gun to school,” she said through tears in a TikTok video. “It’s 2023, and there [are] babies who will never make it home to see their parents.“And those parents will forever be in a space where they’re like, ‘What was the last thing I said? What was the last lunch I made? What was their last thought [or] experience? Did they call out for me?'” added Nash.She pleaded for Americans to show more concern for children’s safety than current hot-button topics like Tennessee’s recentlegislation restricting drag showsand critical race theory.“These are the wrong things. It’s the wrong thing, and it is indeed the wrong time. We are losing our way,” Nash continued. “Some political groups are so focused on the wrong thing that our children are dying. And there ain’t no coming back from that… Not even a little bit.“Nash concluded, “I am so sorry. And my prayers go out to those families, ‘cause it’s a pain that I don’t wish on nobody. School is the one place where children should be safe. Now, they’ll be safe getting on an airplane. But school? That’s another thing. And it shouldn’t be.“After Nash’s brotherwas shot to deathat Reseda High School in Reseda, Calif. on Feb. 22, 1993, their motherMargaret Ensleyfounded Mothers Against Violence in Schools (MAVIS), of which Nash is a spokesperson.RELATED VIDEO: 3 Children, 3 Adults Killed in Nashville School ShootingMonday’s shooting at the private elementary school in Nashvilleresulted in the deathsof students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9, as well as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61. The shooter has been identified asAudrey Hale, a 28-year-old who once attended the school.
Niecy Nashis pleading for change following another school shooting.
More than 30 years after her brotherMichael Ensleydied at 17 in a school shooting, theGolden Globenominee, 53, sent her prayers to the families of those killed in Monday’sshooting at The Covenant Schoolin Nashville, whichkilled three children and three adults.
“In 1993, my only brother was killedon his high school campus because somebody brought a gun to school,” she said through tears in a TikTok video. “It’s 2023, and there [are] babies who will never make it home to see their parents.
“And those parents will forever be in a space where they’re like, ‘What was the last thing I said? What was the last lunch I made? What was their last thought [or] experience? Did they call out for me?'” added Nash.
She pleaded for Americans to show more concern for children’s safety than current hot-button topics like Tennessee’s recentlegislation restricting drag showsand critical race theory.
“These are the wrong things. It’s the wrong thing, and it is indeed the wrong time. We are losing our way,” Nash continued. “Some political groups are so focused on the wrong thing that our children are dying. And there ain’t no coming back from that… Not even a little bit.”
Nash concluded, “I am so sorry. And my prayers go out to those families, ‘cause it’s a pain that I don’t wish on nobody. School is the one place where children should be safe. Now, they’ll be safe getting on an airplane. But school? That’s another thing. And it shouldn’t be.”
After Nash’s brotherwas shot to deathat Reseda High School in Reseda, Calif. on Feb. 22, 1993, their motherMargaret Ensleyfounded Mothers Against Violence in Schools (MAVIS), of which Nash is a spokesperson.
RELATED VIDEO: 3 Children, 3 Adults Killed in Nashville School Shooting
Monday’s shooting at the private elementary school in Nashvilleresulted in the deathsof students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9, as well as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61. The shooter has been identified asAudrey Hale, a 28-year-old who once attended the school.
source: people.com
