I attended a small college in the Midwest. I made friends with other kids from small towns. I learned that it was normal for some people not to lock their doors. Kids recalled that, if both parents worked, they\u2019d automatically go to a neighbor\u2019s house after their school day. I\u2019ve been thinking about feeling safe at home. It\u2019s been hard to imagine that school-aged children would not feel safe at home or at a neighbor\u2019s home, It\u2019s hard for me to imagine a young black man who doesn\u2019t feel safe in his own neighborhood. Not safe from the police who are supposed to protect him. Think about what conditions or people make you feel safe in your house or your neighborhood. Write a paragraph or two about what it feels like to have your safety assured, what it feels like if those conditions are absent. How do you express gratitude for feeling safe at home?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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