And who do they turn to: Reagan

With the horrific school shootings the past week, a focused national effort is being made to ease the minds of anxious parents and students alike. This week, our President will convene a convention of sorts to figure out how to stop the insanity in our schools.

Locally, our school is stepping up security. Announced late yesterday, our local school has chosen it's front line of defense carefully, selecting Reagan (shown here with a couple of Japanese Tourists) as Safety monitor. Sure you might think, "what can one little girl do?". Her advanced training in Mock Fu (basically what I picked up watching Karate Kid 1-3 (skip 3 if you are thinking of watching them for pointers) will come in handy as my instruction on how to hurt little boys (it hurts men too, but I didn't tell her that...).

Reagan is excited about her duties, but was bummed about the outfit. She really wasn't happy about the safety orange sash...Seriously. She thought about not doing it because of the uniform... I hummed a few bars of the Star Spangled Banner and she relented.

So, citizens take heart, Reagan will be doing her part to protect our educational system, our freedom and our way of life. Or at least stopping the kids with the finger stuck in his nose from getting on the wrong bus...

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