Books, not bullets. #GunViolenceAwarenessDay #WearOrange #SafeSchoolsSafeCommunities #EndGunViolence ☮️📚📓❤️‍🩹

#GunViolenceAwarenessMonth #WearOrange #SafeSchoolsSafeCommunities #EndGunViolence #SchoolStories ☮️📚📓💔

This powerful conversation explores the intersection of education and gun violence prevention, which lies at the very heart of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence. Listen here: rss.com/podcasts/tea... ❤️‍🩹☮️📚📓

It’s been several weeks since the horrific mass shooting in Shreveport, LA & our hearts remain with all impacted. www.ksla.com/2026/04/23/s... We hope the resources brought in will remain through the summer, into next school year & for as long as needed. We’re here, too: [email protected].

Thank you, Teachers Unify Ithaca, for tabling at the Ithaca Festival! Their community partnerships helped secure a commitment from the school district to share firearm storage information with families 2x/yr. Thanks also to the health dept for donating gun locks—many were distributed!

The impact & ripple effects of a tragedy like this run wide & deep throughout a community. Students, faculty & staff should be free from the fear, grief & trauma caused by gun violence. www.cnn.com/2026/06/02/u... Our Crisis Intervention and Support team is here to help [email protected].

#GunViolenceAwarenessMonth #WearOrange #SafeSchoolsSafeCommunities #EndGunViolence ☮️📚📓🧡

“The Muscatine Community School District confirmed Monday evening that two of the victims were district employees, and two were current students.” 💔💔💔💔

We live in a country where guns are the leading cause of death for children & teens—unacceptable! Our children are counting on teachers & school leaders (all adults!) to champion a future without the fear & impact of gun violence. We’ll amplify your voices all month! Tag us, send us your thoughts.

Real change starts with people, conversations, and community. Grateful to Terry Moran for this important discussion with Teachers Unify Co-Founder and Executive Director Abbey Clements. “This is something we can do without any new laws.” youtu.be/yTDIs6Kgtnc?... @terrymoranabc.bsky.social

Join us for an inspiring conversation with our friends at EGVMI! Sherri & Skye long-time gun violence prevention activists in education spaces — they’ll discuss MI’s new Safe Schools, Safe Homes law and the power of grassroots advocacy & accountability. ☮️📓📚 Register here: shorturl.at/5q4w0

“They should all be teenagers now. They should be doing some dumb stuff with their friends & partaking in awkward school dances. They should be circulating ridiculous memes online & uploading cringey TikTok videos. Some should be gearing up to celebrate their quinceañeras.…”

So great meeting folks at team @maryengelbreit.bsky.social! We’re grateful for their partnership and support. #EmpowerChange ☮️📓📚 Get your exclusive tee/sticker here: shorturl.at/6lLS1

“An estimated 32 million children in the United States live in homes with firearms, nearly 7 million of whom have at least one firearm in the household that’s unlocked and loaded.” @jamanetworkopen.com @npr.org

Our ❤️‍🩹 are with all impacted by the tragedy at Santa Fe HS 8 yrs ago today. 🎧 to this @teachersunifypc.bsky.social episode featuring Flo Rice, former substitute teacher & injured survivor there. Grateful for her voice & work on our Crisis Intervention and Support Team. teachersunify.transistor.fm/46

“We do have a voice and our voices should be heard,” Veronica Mata. Listen to this powerful @teachersunifypc.bsky.social episode & follow livesrobbed.org, glovesfortess.org. Our 💔 are with all impacted by the tragedy at Robb Elementary on 5/24/22, nearly 4 yrs ago. ☮️📚📓

Join us at our May Community Meeting! Hear from our friends at End Gun Violence Michigan — they’ll talk about MI’s new Safe Homes, Safe Schools law, mandating school districts to relay secure firearm storage information to prevent child access.  Register here: shorturl.at/3lzhQ

100+ signed this card to say thank you to educators! Messages of gratitude poured in acknowledging your immense challenges, including navigating the fear & impact of gun violence. “Teachers are on the front line on so many issues. Gun violence should not be one of them.” - Cheryl, ME ❤️‍🩹☮️📓📚

📣 We launched our monthly “Honor Roll” Giving Club & we’d love for you to join! Beloved author and artist @maryengelbreit.bsky.social partnered with us in creating an exclusive design. Her artwork captures the ❤️, strength & compassion behind this movement. secure.actblue.com/donate/tumer...

“This Teacher Appreciation Week, Florida can take action and put an end to the public health crisis of gun violence by addressing our lax gun laws. Gun violence was the 2nd leading cause of death for children in Florida, resulting in 132 deaths in 2023 alone.” @mrslerner.bsky.social

Teachers know their students best and should be active partners in decisions about safety protocols. And when it comes to students of concern, teachers should not only be heard, but included in the follow through, every step of the way. #BooksNotBullets #PreventionNotAftermath ☮️📓📚

I had an Op/Ed posted today for Teacher Appreciation Week & @teachersunify.bsky.social. www.tallahassee.com/story/opinio...

This #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we’re celebrating amazing educators and partners we’ve had the privilege of working with 💛 @teachersunify.bsky.social @mrs-frazzled.bsky.social Keanna & Dustin Check out their work. Share their voices. Support educators in your community 📚🗳️ #SupportTeachers

3 out of 4 school shooters get their guns from home or the home of a friend or relative. This #TeacherAppreciationWeek, join us in showing your 🩷 to teachers by asking friends and family to lock up their firearms. ☮️📚📓#SecureStorageSavesLives @bradyunited.org @aft.org @neatoday.bsky.social pta.org

PART 2 of MY INVESTIGATION: Watch how ChatGPT gave me chilling advice—as I simulated planning a mass shooting. This 9-minute video and story contain shocking behavior from OpenAI’s chatbot. OpenAI keeps saying it improved safeguards, but that's not what I found. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0... 🧵

Check out our latest @teachersunifypc.bsky.social episode! Hear from Diana and Ray Haneski, educator survivors of the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. They were joined off-mic by their therapy dog, River. Listen to their insightful reflections. Books, not bullets. ☮️📓📚❤️‍🩹

Approximately 4.6 million children live in households with unsecured firearms. Preventing easy access saves lives. Thank you, teachers, for all you do to protect kids! They can’t do this alone. @teamenough.org @bradyunited.org @aft.org

Teachers wear many hats — educator, counselor, first responder, and trusted adults doing every thing they can to keep kids safe. This commitment shouldn’t fall on educators alone. ☮️📓📚

While educators are committed to supporting students’ social & emotional needs, their own well-being is often neglected amid overwhelming demands & the heavy weight of gun violence. We are here to support: 203-296-3689 & [email protected]. You are not alone. ☮️📚📓❤️‍🩹

Check out our latest @teachersunifypc.bsky.social episode! Sydney is a volunteer leader — founding Ambassador, thought partner & co-host of our monthly Community Meetings. We’re grateful for her voice, expertise & deep commitment to safe school communities. teachersunify.substack.com/p/voices-for...

27 years since the tragedy at Columbine HS & gun violence continues to impact students, educators & families every day. From survivor voices to educator‑led wins on secure firearm storage, our April newsletter highlights why action, advocacy & empowerment matter more than ever. ☮️📓📚 shorturl.at/fsDD9

This episode features Sydney Chaffee, a Board Certified HS teacher in Boston, 2017 MA TOY & National TOY, and a TU Ambassador. She talks about her role as an educator, the work she’s done since becoming TOY, why being part of @teachersunify.bsky.social is so important. teachersunify.transistor.fm/61

Teacher Appreciation Week is almost here! We’re about to launch a limited-edition merch campaign—design surprise forthcoming—a thank you for new recurring donors while amplifying who we are and what we stand for. Your feedback will help us decide which designs go into production. shorturl.at/0970f

A heartbreaking window into what it’s like for teachers and staff in the aftermath of gun violence. Students that don’t return to the classroom is a tragic experience far too many educators endure. ☮️📚📓💔

Tomorrow marks 27 years since the tragedy at Columbine HS. 🎧 to Kiki Leyba’s story & journey — a teacher survivor of the tragedy who’s helped many educators, school staff & students move forward after the impact of gun violence. ❤️‍🩹☮️📓📚 teachersunify.substack.com/p/survivor-s...

This episode features Kiki Leyba, Columbine teacher-survivor & Teachers Unify Ambassador. He shares his experience from April 20, 1999, the work he’s done in the survivor space and more. @teachersunify.bsky.social teachersunify.transistor.fm/60

As a teacher who has lost students to gun violence, an aunt of young kids, and a long-time advocate with groups like @teachersunify.bsky.social, @everytown.org, and @momsdemandaction.org, every time this happens to our children, it hurts my heart and spirit.

“… took two guns from his father’s closet.” Secure firearm storage prevents trauma, injury, death. This should be the narrative coming out of this tragedy. www.newson6.com/tulsa-oklaho...

Students, faculty, and staff should be safe from the fear, trauma, and impact of gun violence. The Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence Crisis Intervention and Support team is here to help — you don’t have to go through this alone! Call 203-296-3689 or email [email protected]. 💔📓☮️📚❤️‍🩹

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! ☮️📚📓

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. ☮️📚📓 open.substack.com/pub/teachers...

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. ☮️📚📓 Sign up here: shorturl.at/0cs69

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 & [email protected]. No one should go through this 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

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 & [email protected]. You are not alone. ☮️📓📚💔

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...

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: feelgoodaction.org/take-action #WomensHistoryMonth #TeachersUnify #Teachers #GunViolencePrevention

Teachers can play a critical role in gun violence prevention—get involved today with @teachersunify.bsky.social.

“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