Our latest newsletter is a powerful reflection of what educators, school staff & allies can do when we come together with purpose & care! From advocacy to solidarity, it’s a reminder that educator voices matter & are making an impact. ☮️📚📓
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Check out our latest @teachersunifypc.bsky.social episode on our Substack (& subscribe!). Learn about what our partners @feelgoodaction.bsky.social are doing to mobilize the next generation. National Preregistration Day is 4/28. Click to access their Educator Toolkit! ☮️📚📓
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We’re launching the first-ever National Preregistration Day on April 28th! 🗳️
Getting the next wave of voters ready early helps build lifelong participation.
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Statement in response to the tragic shooting at Hill Country College Preparatory High School. "Our hearts break for the teachers, students, parents, staff, and entire Bulverde community. No one should be shot or traumatized at school. The impact of this tragedy will be deep and long-lasting." TEACHERS UNIFY TO END GUN VIOLENCE
Schools should be safe from gun violence! The Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention team is available to all teachers or staff — it’s led by teachers who are survivors of gun violence & clinicians experienced in trauma. 203-296-3689 & response@teachersunify.org. No one should go through this alone…💔☮️📚📓
REGISTER NOW COMMUNITY MEETING 4/29/2026 Join us at 7:00 EST in Zoom Our April Community Meeting will feature retired teachers advocating for safe storage from Teachers Unify Ithaca! Featured Guest: TEACHERS UNIFY TO END
Join us for our April Community Meeting! This month’s virtual gathering features Teachers Unify Ithaca chapter leaders who will discuss their efforts in persuading their local school district to disseminate secure firearm storage information. ☮️📚📓
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“I wasn’t strong, I faked strong because I wanted them to be strong,” Ivy Schamis.
Ivy, beloved teacher from Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS, endured such horror on 2/14/18 in her classroom. She is a member of the Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention and Support Team. ☮️📓📚❤️🩹💔
"I show up because I have to - for my students, for this community, and for the memory of those who were taken. But I also show up because I refuse to accept that this is the best we can do for our children." — Sarah Lerner, teacher-survivor Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Teachers Unify Co-Founder & Podcast Host
Sarah is also a member of the Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention & Support Team. “There are so many who are forced into this terrible club. Having been through it in 2018, I know the resources that would’ve been helpful for me. I want to be able to give that to others.” ☮️📚📓❤️🩹💔
We’re grateful for the voice of our co-founder & podcast host, Sarah Lerner. “This day never gets easier. The pain never goes away. The memories, nightmares, survivor’s guilt and mental health issues always remain—sometimes tucked away, sometimes front and center.” ☮️📓❤️🩹💔 @teachersunifypc.bsky.social
"As the proud mother of two girls who are recent Minnesota public school graduates, I'm still deeply concerned about the impact these thoughtless, indiscriminate operations have had on our school communities." - Lisa Cook, Teachers Unify Director of Development TEACHERS UNUSY TO END GUN VIOLENCE
Thank you @startribune.com for publishing our op-ed, “More Money for ICE, but Less for Gun Violence Prevention.” Weaponized intimidation & surveillance put students and educators at great risk for psychological & physical harm. “The guns-everywhere agenda from the gun lobby only makes us less safe.”
March is Women’s History Month. Below are some recent Armed with Reason posts by or about women who are doing amazing work in the gun violence prevention field.
#WomensHistoryMonth #GVP @teachersunify.bsky.social #SurvivorStories
Statement Following the Conviction of the Apalachee High School Shooter's Father "This conviction sends an important message to parents everywhere: secure your firearms and keep them inaccessible. You can prevent the next tragedy. And you can protect yourself from being held responsible."
Our hearts are with the survivors and all impacted by the tragedy on September 4, 2024.
#SecureStorageSavesLives
#BooksNotBullets
#EndGunViolence
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Grateful for this piece that takes a close look at what led us to form the Teachers Unify Crisis Intervention Team. We’re so proud of this team — turning our experiences into action that can help the next generation of teachers, school staff, and students.
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We’re so proud of @teachersunify.bsky.social founder @abbeyclements.bsky.social for her tireless work to keep schools safe and welcoming for students as gun violence continues to impact classrooms across the country.
Read more in Marie Claire Magazine ⤵️
marie claire "A July 2021 study.. found that only 17 percent reported that their school had a trauma plan in place to help teachers as it relates to school shootings. The same study noted that while teachers felt there were often services put in place for students, the same was not true for educators. Even as the trauma preys on them, too. They are not absolved of it." TEACHERS
Marie Claire Magazine, March 2026, No Teacher Left Behind: Mass shootings happen in classrooms at alarming rates. Will the educators ever be alright? www.marieclaire.com/politics/tea...
marie claire "...while many people's hearts are in the right place, it's not unusual for teachers to find themselves in situations where they don't get the support they need. Resources aren't always timely, effective, or sustainable, leaving educators to navigate a patchwork system of aid, all while being tasked with managing the recovery of those around them, like students and parents—often before they're ready."
Marie Claire Magazine, March 2026, No Teacher Left Behind: Mass shootings happen in classrooms at alarming rates. Will the educators ever be alright? www.marieclaire.com/politics/tea...
marie claire "The timeline for healing is long, idiosyncratic, complicated, and it rarely, if ever, matches up to the timeline for things to get back to 'normal.' For some, it can take years to realize they even need help, initially feeling too overwhelmed or numb to feel their pain." TEACHERS
Marie Claire Magazine, March 2026, No Teacher Left Behind: Mass shootings happen in classrooms at alarming rates. Will the educators ever be alright?
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#BooksNotBullets
#EndGunViolence
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Teachers can play a critical role in gun violence prevention—get involved today with @teachersunify.bsky.social.
This Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting @teachersunify.bsky.social, founded by educators ensuring teachers are part of the conversation on gun violence prevention.
Learn more and take action:
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Our hearts are with the entire Hill Country College Preparatory High School community. Our Crisis Intervention & Support Team is here to help. 203-296-3689 & response@teachersunify.org. You are not alone. ☮️📓📚💔
“This forward-looking legislation could be a model for what more states are doing to keep students and staff safe in schools, both physically and mentally…in a country that refuses to get a handle on this public health crisis,” Abbey Clements,Teachers Unify ctmirror.org/2026/03/27/s... @ctmirror.org
“We have to expect teachers to be flexible and to do the very best we can in a country that refuses to get a handle on this public health crisis.” #Enough @aftteach.bsky.social @teachersunify.bsky.social @abbeyclements.bsky.social
Thank you @abbeyclements.bsky.social, former Sandy Hook educator and @teachersunify.bsky.social founder, for sharing the lasting impact of gun violence on our schools and communities. Our students and educators deserve safety, not trauma. www.marieclaire.com/politics/tea...
Statement in response to the Pawtucket, RI Ice Rink Shooting "Our hearts are with all impacted by this senseless act of violence and the entire Pawtucket community on a night meant to be celebratory. This trauma has impacted several school communities. In the aftermath, it's important to commit to supporting the educators and school staff who will be instrumental in holding these communities together."
Sending strength to all the school communities impacted by this tragedy.
Our Crisis Intervention and Support Team is here. It’s ok to ask for help — response@teachersunify.org and (203) 296-3689.
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Thank you, @gvpedia.bsky.social! ☮️📚📓
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December, 2025, marked the 4th birthday for the educator-focused GVP group, Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence. Check out our new interview with co-founder and Sandy Hook survivor, Abbey Clements. @teachersunify.bsky.social
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