This piece comes from a bad, scary place. My teacher brothers and sisters in America will likely find it all too familiar, unfortunately. It begins with a term with which you may not be familiar: a “hard corner” is the place you hide where an active shooter cannot see you from the hallway door or window. Some schools even encourage (or mandate) that their teachers mark the hard corner areas on the floors of their classroom.
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I'm Andrea Rinard, a veteran high school English teacher whose midlife luxury is writing. I'm a native Floridian who wears shoes against my will and has mastered the art of sunscreen application and hurricane preparation. I live in Tampa with my three young adult kids and my high school Prom date. You can find me on Twitter @aprinard. View all posts by Andrea Rinard
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