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50 Times Teachers Hung The Funniest Signs In Their Classrooms And They Ended Up Being Praised Online
A lot of us are still nostalgic for the good old days when the only things we’d have to worry about were getting to class on time and doing our homework. When you finish school, you might start to realize just how awesome some of your teachers were. They’re the authority figures who always put in extra effort when explaining topics to you. They’re the everyday superheroes who’d give you life advice. They’re the artistic souls who would spend hours on colorful signs and charts just to make learning more fun.
Bored Panda has collected a wide variety of informative, supportive, hilarious, and just downright awesome signs that teachers have put up in their classrooms. Scroll down to see the best of the best, and remember to upvote the pics that you liked the most.
Do we have any teachers, professors, or other educators in the crowd tonight? We’d love to hear what tips and tricks you rely on to help your students learn better. You can leave us a comment or two at the bottom of this article, dear Pandas.
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about the role of being an educator, the importance of visual aids, and the secrets to making eye-catching signs, so we reached out to Lisa McLendon from the University of Kansas. Lisa is the William Allen White Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications and the Coordinator at the Bremner Editing Center at KU.
"Visual aids, audio aids, written aids—they’re all good. Presenting information to students in more than one format can help students grasp it more quickly and easily," she told us. Scroll down for our full interview with Lisa.
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#1
Anatomy Teacher With His Drawing Lecture On A Chalkboard
Lisa from the Univesity of Kansas gave Bored Panda some very useful advice on making striking signs for education. "I’m more of a word person than a designer, so I tend to keep signs really simple:
- High contrast: Dark type/light background.
- Uncluttered: Nothing there that doesn’t need to be. Just because your program lets you add sparkles, icons, gradient backgrounds, etc. doesn’t mean you should use them.
- Clear: People read signs at a glance, so use a typeface that is easily readable (many script fonts are hard to read), a size that is large enough, and concise wording."
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#2
A Rule My Teacher Made
#3
My Teacher Had This On The First Day Back From School
Bored Panda was also interested in hearing Lisa's opinion about how much educators should go beyond simply teaching the curriculum.
"The best professors engage with their students, demonstrate a love of learning, and support students in their studies and as they launch their careers. For me, this means keeping an eye out for potential internships, staying connected with my own network to keep my skills and connections fresh, writing reference letters, talking with students about career paths and their plans, and generally helping them succeed however I can. Academics have some power to shape students’ futures, but mostly it depends on the students’ own interests and efforts," she said.
Being a teacher or professor is no easy task even in the best of times. But during a global pandemic? Things are harder than ever and some academics are finding it hard to adapt to rapidly-changing rules and regulations.
Teacher Kevin, who has 20 years of experience being an educator and counselor, previously told Bored Panda that the Covid-19 lockdowns have been “very taxing” for a lot of staff. The shift from live to online teaching hasn’t been easy and the older educators especially have generally had a harder time adapting.
"The older teachers who are not technologically literate simply couldn't keep up," he said.
#4
This Drawing That My History Teacher Did On The Whiteboard
#5
One Of The English Teachers At My Highschool Put This In The Hall Outside Her Door
#6
Chemistry Teacher Made Their Classroom Ceiling The Elements
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
As someone who frequently stared off into space during chemistry class, this probably would have educated me a lot.
"Although I can use tech well, building and maintaining open lines of communication with students is surprisingly difficult. Students are less comfortable writing an e-mail for help than asking in person. Covid will dramatically change how we teach, which will include more online options moving forward,” the teacher told Bored Panda.
It’s not just visual queues and gorgeous charts that can help students learn. According to teacher Kevin, music can be a great tool as well. It helps students focus and gets them in the right mood for learning.
#7
This Sign At An Elementary School Art Classroom
#8
One Of The Teacher's At My New Zealand School Drawing
#9
Found In A High School Science Classroom
Layla Corman 3 years ago
I wish one of my teachers did this. I'm 39 and still need to Google the conversions.
"Music is a highly undervalued tool. Plan to attempt some data collection on whether music can help certain students during specific tasks. Playing remixes of the same song during the entirety of a week's lesson, then allowing students to listen to that soundtrack during test-taking has potential,” he wanted to share some of his wisdom with everyone.
#10
These Posters In My Math Teacher's Classroom
Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 3 years ago
That "How to do math" is killing me.... Now with enough distance it's fn hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣
#11
Special Needs Teachers Put This Up Today
#12
Recently Found This In The Language Corridor Of My School, Hope You Enjoy
Got Myself 4 Dwarves 3 years ago
Bitch, please - I am that Scottish person talking fast. We are invincible
tuzdayschild 3 years ago
You have nothing on my relatives from South Carolina. Sometimes, I'm not sure it's English..
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Bouthaina Van buuren 3 years ago
I have a Scottish friend, i can barely understand her when she speaks slow
Olga Dremina 3 years ago
As someone trying to learn Hungarian, i can confirm.
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Honu 3 years ago
Yeah. Also "speaking fluent in". I usually let stuff like this slide, but this is supposedly a language teacher.
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Hańka 3 years ago
Scottish? Bitch please... Try to say quickly Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz Chrząszczyrzewoszyce powiat Łękołody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfKZclMWS1U
13 3 years ago
"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob" I dare you! 3x fast WITHOUT being blind drunk. Welcome to Wales!
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Olga Dremina 3 years ago
Ano, when a read a joke written wae Scottish accent an get wit av just read, a canny believe a dae!
Jaded Monk 3 years ago
Ever listen to a native Cubano speak Spanish? Give that a go if you're fluent an Espanol. 😆
MysticMerman 3 years ago
I'm not a native speaker, but I lived in Santiago, Chile for a year. The Spanish is very different and hard to understand at first. Then. I lived a Mexico for a year, and the Spanish was much easier to understand.
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Keisha 3 years ago
I'm from South Louisiana and have relatives from Kansas and once I became an adult they admitted they couldn't understand anything I said. I do talk fast and have a thick accent. So now when I talk to people that aren't from here I talk slower and I'm mindful to not switch back and forth between french and English and I enunciate differently. I hate when movies are either made here or the characters are supposedly from South Louisiana and do the fake accent. It's always awful.
Got Myself 4 Dwarves 3 years ago
On yersel - I so wish I was a natural red head, I’ll just settle for the unnaturally pink for now though - tell your mate I said “awright”
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Abby Harrison 3 years ago
I play with alot of Scottish ppl. n I can understand them pretty well.
Got Myself 4 Dwarves 3 years ago
Online? My husband has fallen into a group of dudes he plays with regularly, he’s now they’re token white Scottish mate - it’s so funny hearing him trying to explain what he just said mid war one battle rant
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Eppe 3 years ago
In high school I found all the der, das, die, dem, den busines in the german language anything but cute
PeachPossum 3 years ago
For me, the der, das, die, dem, den business helped me to better understand English better in terms of direct versus indirect objects. I found learning the article with the noun helped a lot. Not just Mann and Frau but der Mann and die Frau. The declension of articles posed fewer problems for me than the use of Konjunktive 1 and 2. I could never figure out which form I should use and when.
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Harold Brown 3 years ago
Scottish people don't talk fast. They simply talk. The hearers are slow to hear.
Smarty Panda 3 years ago
This is so true 😂😂 I know French I can just picture that SpongeBob 🤣🤣
salad potato 3 years ago
is it that hard to understand Scottish people? do I just have super powers?
Donna Does-Gorsuch 3 years ago
Some of these are an insult to the students intelligence, really. In my opinion.
Atchaco-Leigh 3 years ago
I understand a scottish person when they talk fast. My first language is Akan (from Ghana). My second language is English.
Stacey Pack 3 years ago
That is so true! Lol. I’ve been binging YouTube shows lately. Like those SKINT or series about people living in council houses in the UK. Ended up watching one series about Scottish people living in their council homes and literally couldn’t decipher one word. Even the CC function couldn’t understand what they were saying!! 😝
MysticMerman 3 years ago
I don't know. Annie Lennox is one of my favorite artists ever. I practically melt when she speaks!
Kris “ADHD_Carrier” Dudoich 3 years ago
You may not be able to understand them but at the same time, you are enthralled and can't stop listening! :)
Alisha Schumacher 3 years ago
Swissgerman is the real stuff, not even germans understand what we are talking lmao
donald tippen 3 years ago
As a Scottish man I would agree but only in certain places, Glasgow, highlands/islands and Aberdeen (mainly coz they Buggar sheep)
Kathy Puls 3 years ago
When we went to Scotland I had to translate for my husband the entire month. I had no problem understanding them, but he just couldn't do it.
Lisa Norman 3 years ago
*Speaking fluent xxx or speaking fluently in xxx. Great meme but this English teacher has failed A1 level English (I'm assuming he/she is the English teacher, otherwise they would have written it in another language).
Cuppa tea? 3 years ago
West of Ireland - Kerry. Nothing comes close - especially older folks talking. You just nod occasionally, otherwise it sound like sound, not language.
BigOrangeTractor 3 years ago
A few Geordies all talking to each other. I defy anyone that's not a Geordie to have the faintest clue what's being said. I think for a group of 4 or 5 people there'll be about 10 conversations going on, super-fast with a really strong accent and colloquialisms thrown in.
Sonia Bailey 3 years ago
I'm English working in a Scottish school. This has just been forwarded to our whatsapp group!
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
Ahhh, and then you reach God level when you can understand the Orcadian dialet --"peedie" (small, tiny) is still one of my favourite words.
"New educators need empathy and emotional intelligence over topic mastery. I truly believe the best teachers are the ones who can empathize best with their students, as they can understand how a student made a mistake, and how to fix it. Students are extremely stressed, and making the work more difficult does not equal a better education. Collaborate to make reasonable goals," the educator said that support and being able to relate to students are key.
#13
This Is The Sign Hanging On The Piano In My School's Band Room
#14
Found In My Local Elementary School
karla Meixnerová 3 years ago
This should be not only in every school, but at every work, public places etc. In every country. Just everywhere.
#15
Found Out My Kid Had This On His School Classroom Wall All Year
Meanwhile, an educator’s role isn’t limited to imparting knowledge just within the confines of the school, either. Primary school teachers Tom Rose and Jack Parnnett from the United Kingdom shared with Bored Panda just how hectic things can get when you go on a class trip. No number of quality signs that you make in advance can really teach your class to be calm, quiet, and orderly throughout the excursion.
"School trips are very challenging, especially for newer teachers, because of the constant changing of locations or 'transitions' as teachers usually refer to them as," they told Bored Panda.
#16
My Econ Teacher Has This In His Room
#17
This Elementary School Super Bowl Chart Has A Column For "Not My Thing"
#18
Most Of The Adults Also Need To Learn How To Apologize
Flying Captain 3 years ago
In case anyone asks: These are not options. This is the order/process in which you apologize sincerely.
"Many teachers fear PE for the same basic reason, which is: not having a safe confined space to teach (as they are used to when they are in a classroom). The extra pressure of trying to impress the parent/carer helpers is another thing that gets in the way of many teachers doing their job too, which is again much more obvious with less experienced teachers," the teachers explained just how challenging leaving the classroom with your students can be.
"Beyond the transitions and dealing with the other adult help, you then have to deal with the many unexpected things that crop up along the way, such as the transport issues, sudden changes of weather, stumbling across a bee's nest (that was Tom in Bushy Park) amongst many other potentials," they shared.
#19
Walked Into My Classroom And Saw This
#20
Classroom Door
#21
Found This At My School
According to the British teachers, educators ought to try and go on the trip alone to rehearse for the real school trip. Preparation and repetition are powerful tools in an educator’s arsenal.
"If that’s not possible, then talk to someone else who's done the trip before and/or complete the route via Google street view. This then informs your plan and your 'risk assessment' which is a document that contains all of the potential hazards and problems that you could incur ranging from walking near dogs on a lead to losing a child at a train station,” Tom and Jack said.
#22
This Sign In My Kid’s Elementary School Fills Me With Nihilistic Joy
#23
My Friend Who Is A Music Teacher Has This Hanging Up In Her Classroom
#24
A Sign In My School Today
"Planning a trip is one thing, but having backup options if things go wrong is another that requires composure—‘box breathing’ is our ‘go-to’ method if we are stressed and want to calm down. Box breathing is a practice where you breathe in for 4 seconds, hold breath for 4 seconds, breathe out for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds and repeat until your heart rate slows down," they offered advice on how to calm down if you get overwhelmed.
The teachers told Bored Panda that educators should be aware of which of their students might need more management than others before starting the trip. Some kids will naturally act out more when they find themselves in new surroundings and will challenge their teachers.
#25
The "F" Fell Off The Food Lab Sign At School. They're Making The Best Of It
#26
My Cousin Is A Preschool Teacher And Asked Her Students To Suggest Names For The Baby She Is Expecting. It Went Well
#27
Anti-Smoking Campaign Poster I Found In My History Teacher's Classroom
Tom and Jack advised their fellow teachers to always allocate more time to each step of the trip than they think they’ll need. What’s more, they should reach out to their coworkers for advice. Something else to keep in mind is that students’ parents gossip quite a bit, so it’s important to be diplomatic when briefing them if they’re joining the class trip.
#28
There's About Three Of These Signs Around My Bio Lab Classroom
#29
Found This Outside Of The Physics Classroom Today
#30
I’m A Public School Teacher. Walked In To Find This Sign In Our Bathroom
The teacher duo also advised their fellow educators to focus on themselves. Educators have an instinct to take care of everyone else and forget their own needs, so they need reminding that they’re important, too. Getting enough sleep, remembering to pack a lunch for yourself, scheduling some time off for after the trip—these are all things that they need to remember.
#31
My School's Bathroom Has A New "Wash Your Hands" Sign
#32
I Teach For An Academy In South Korea And This Is The New Sign Outside The Art Room
#33
Found In My Physics Teacher's Room
#34
A Picture I Found In A Classroom At Work
#35
My English Teacher Is Also A Gamer
#36
The Bold Letters On My Teacher's Innocent Posters Spell Out Her True Message
#37
Guide To Dating An Undated World Map - Posted On My Professor's Door
#38
This Sign At My School
Navindu Wijewardena 3 years ago (edited)
sounds like Skulduggery Pleasant... after all, doors are for people with no imagination
#39
In A Classroom In Chicago
#40
The Graphics Teacher In College Knows What's Going On
#41
My Friend Is A Secondary School Teacher And Stuck This To The Wall Of His Classroom
#42
I See Your Pharrell Sign, And Raise You This Sign I Have Hanging Outside My Elementary Classroom
#43
Someone Removed The Don't From The Sign In The Classroom
#44
The Poster In My Teacher's Classroom
#45
The Corona Rule Signs At Our School Are The Best
#46
Heisenberg Aka Walter White Added To The List Of Famous Scientists. Somewhere In India. Pretty Sure They Googled Heisenberg And Found This Image
#47
Rhythm Of The Pandemic (Courtesy Of My High School Choir Director)
#48
This Is Hanging In My Son's World History Classroom. This Is Why I Pay For Private High School
#49
At A Local Elementary School
#50
The Sign In My Co-Worker's 2nd Grade Classroom
#51
The Sign Outside The Programmers' Classroom At My Local College
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Brother you ain't never heard me sing I will clear the room for sure!
#52
A Sign At My School Library
#53
A Subtle Reminder In My Chemistry Classroom That "I Have No Idea What I'm Doing"
#54
Hilariously Dark Poster Found In Simsbury High Biology Classroom
#55
Outside My Teacher's Office
#56
I Found This In One Of My Science Classrooms
#57
Tell Me You Never Had A Teacher With This Sign
#58
Hard-Working Teacher's Sign On Classroom Door To Stop Busybodies/Gossips/Complainers/Whiners From Interrupting Planning Period
#59
Found On The “Comic Board” In My Math Teacher’s Classroom
#60
I'm A High School Teacher Who Makes "I'm A Winner" Signs For Students Who Need A Permanent Reminder That They Are Exceptionally Brave Or Intelligent
They get to pick the design. I give you my rendition of Heather's pet rats riding a tandem bicycle.
#61
You Never Know What You May Find Behind A Cabinet In A Preschool Classroom. Know What I Mean?
#62
Creative Poster In My Teacher's Classroom
#63
This Sign On One Of My Classroom Doors
Reviewer UK01 3 years ago
Reminds me of an anecdote. My dad is totally blond now but used to be able to see a tiny, tiny bit - big letters, high contrast. One day his train was delayed 3 hours and he decided to fill some time by reading a sign, see if he could still do it. He spent about 20 minutes with his face pressed on this sign trying to figure out all out. He found out it said "Please do not stand in front of this door"
#64
How My Teacher Describes The Scientific Process
#65
From A Math Teacher's Classroom
#66
$12 For This Custom Sign For My Classroom. Worth It
#67
My Friend's Teacher Has Two Doors To His Classroom
#68
My Wife Is Decorating Her Classroom For Halloween
#69
Found This Outside My Teacher's Classroom
#70
This No "Puffin" Sign In My Classroom's Adjacent Office
#71
So My Teacher Put This Sign Up
#72
So My Teacher Tried To Lighten The Mood About The Hurricane
#73
It's Dangerous To Go Alone (This Was On The Wall Of A Classroom In My School Last Year; Thought I'd Share)
#74
My Teacher Has The Best Door Signs
#75
The Paul Revere Poster In My Classroom Looks Like Jack Black
Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago
Is this how American cursive writing looks like? Big G and I look somewhat strange to me (Germany)
#76
My Friend’s College Has This Taped To The Ceiling In One Of The Classrooms! Wish I Went To His School
PandaGoPanda 3 years ago
Going to put this on the fire escape window in our office ... if I can reach high enough.
#77
My New Ela Teacher Has A Meme Zone In Her Classroom
memyselfandI 3 years ago
My mom has a shirt with the synonym rolls one and the I before e mug. She’s a writing teacher, obviously.
#78
This Sign Is In The Lab At School
#79
My Decorated Classroom Doors For The Kindness Competition
#80
Found In An Elementary School Bathroom
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Someone needs to visit the third grade teacher for a refresher on what an acrostic is.
#81
This Sign At My Daughter's School
Firstname Lastname 3 years ago
For a school, you think they'd add some proper punctuation in there.
#82
This Was Up In My Classroom, Today
#83
Found This In A High School Classroom. Whatever Could It Mean?
#84
In My Classroom
memyselfandI 3 years ago
The zoo near where I grew up had those signs for “please do not … the animals”, my mom bought one and taped a piece of paper over “the animals” so that it said “your sister”. Then put it in my brother’s room.
#85
This Sign Was In My Classroom And I Don't Know Who Did This
somecatlady22 3 years ago
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#86
My Teacher Had This In His Classroom
#87
The Things That Are On A Classroom Wall
PandaGoPanda 3 years ago
Seems an odd quote to have on a classroom wall. Could upset a lot of people.
#88
Getting Rid Of The Annoying Slang (Middle School Classroom Door)
#89
Farnsworth And Bender Are Ready, Are You? My 7th Grade Science Board Art
Batgirl Kitty 3 years ago (edited)
But that means something bad is going to happen! -when’s finals?
#90
My Teacher Just Put This Up In The Classroom And I Feel Like I’m Doing All The Unsuccessful Stuff
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
I am not a total failure I read every day but it's too peopley out in the real word!
#91
Found This Is My History Teacher's Classroom
#92
As A Maths Teacher, This Is Going Up In My Classroom Straight Away
#93
The Sign In My Child’s Classroom When I Picked Her Up Today
#94
My Chemistry Teacher Had This Hanging Outside His Door
Unnamed Hooman 3 years ago
Wait they really call it Breakfast Break? Do they mean literal breakfast or am I being lied to-
#95
I Went To My Son's Back-To-School Night And Was Happy To See This Posted Outside One Of The 3rd Grade Classrooms
#96
This Sign About Social Distancing At My School
#97
This Poster In My Classroom Has A Picture Of Kids Looking At Themselves On The Same Poster
#98
These Awesome "Mars Recruitment" Posters In A Local Elementary School Classroom
#99
This Was In My School Gym
Terry Tobias 3 years ago
Who would have thought? After all of these years I find that I'm not clinically depressed... just concussed.
#100
Danny DeVito Makes A Guest Appearance In Classroom
#101
Funny Sign In My Physics Teachers Room (Sort That It Is Upside Down)
#102
My Wife Found This In The Kindergarten Classroom She Was Just Hired To Teach
#103
I’m New Here So Enjoy This All Might Poster My Physics Teacher Has In His Classroom
#104
To The Guy Whose Physics Teacher Put A Sign On The Clock. My English Teacher Thinks Similarly
#105
More A Sticker Than A Sign, But Still My Teacher Got To Me
#106
As Seen In My History Teacher's Class
#107
My High School's Math Teacher Has The Best Gaming Quotes In His Classroom
#108
Truly Motivational Poster Found In My Classroom
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
Seems like US education is brainwashing kids to believe that it's normal and right to let people down for "the greater good".
#109
Ominous Sign In My Classroom Near The Clock
"Time will pass. Will you?"
#110
This Sign On A High School Classroom Door
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
I appreciate the teachers that try to be current and adapt their ideas to what is popular on social media and in the kids' lives.
Sardonyx_3 3 years ago (edited)
I wish they spoke up about disabled people or LGBTQ+ kids in that one post.
Donna Trucillo 3 years ago
I just woke up and read through these. Belly laughing is the best way to wake up. Being a teacher, I think made me laugh even more.
Mary Peace 3 years ago
I don't know why Donna's comment was down-voted. I up-voted it for you.
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Little king trash mouth 3 years ago
Ok I don't think the title of this article fits most of these posts. Did they change to title? The blurb talks about artistic prowess but the title says "funniest" signs. I'm confused.
Bruce Leibee 3 years ago
The majority of these would not be allowed in public school; I've been teaching in public schools for over 15 years. Panda, please stop with the silliness.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
So sample size of n=1 makes your experience a fact? Across the entire earth?
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Yort 3 years ago
Haha it’s funny because we have dozens of school shootings every year and children die.
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 3 years ago
I appreciate the teachers that try to be current and adapt their ideas to what is popular on social media and in the kids' lives.
Sardonyx_3 3 years ago (edited)
I wish they spoke up about disabled people or LGBTQ+ kids in that one post.
Donna Trucillo 3 years ago
I just woke up and read through these. Belly laughing is the best way to wake up. Being a teacher, I think made me laugh even more.
Mary Peace 3 years ago
I don't know why Donna's comment was down-voted. I up-voted it for you.
Load More Replies... Little king trash mouth 3 years ago
Ok I don't think the title of this article fits most of these posts. Did they change to title? The blurb talks about artistic prowess but the title says "funniest" signs. I'm confused.
Bruce Leibee 3 years ago
The majority of these would not be allowed in public school; I've been teaching in public schools for over 15 years. Panda, please stop with the silliness.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
So sample size of n=1 makes your experience a fact? Across the entire earth?
Load More Replies... Yort 3 years ago
Haha it’s funny because we have dozens of school shootings every year and children die.
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