75 kids and staff

[Texasgal]

in the hallway of one of the schools when the tornado hit. The school has been obliterated. No walls or anything. So far 30 people have made it alive.

This is just unbelievable.

[kelliekat44]

2. No words. My heart goes out to all in the devastated area. I cry now. I love IKC. nt

[zerosumgame0005]

3. sad does not describe how I feel

Please let the others be found alive!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. There could be lots of pockets in the debris where folks could be alright.

It's possible we could still have a happy (or at least less tragic) ending here folks. I've seen stranger wonderful outcomes before in my life.

[Texasgal]

6. This is true..

I have seen devastation on one side of the street and on the other side nothing. These types of storms can do that. I hope we do get some positive outcomes soon.

[hrmjustin]

5. This is just so heartbreaking!

[MichiganVote]

7. And staff? These people are not just staff. They stood with these kids, taught them how to be

as safe as they could be. Kids were undoubtedly scared, "staff" stayed with them, helped to keep them calm.

These school sons and daughters, mother and fathers, with families and kids of their own should not be reduced to the mere title of "staff".

They are heroes.

[Texasgal]

8. I aplogize.

You are correct.

I did not mean to dismiss them at all. I apologize.

[MichiganVote]

9. And I don't think you meant to denigrate anyone. But you see how easy it has become

for us to dismiss the very people who spend more time with our US children than anyone. Its the politics of the day. My point is to combat that depersonalization. These are OUR people. Not Gates people, Not Koch people. Not billionaire people. If we don't care for them, who will?

So THANK YOU, you heard the message.

[Texasgal]

10. I agree.

I come from a family of school teachers.

I am pro-teacher and I apologize for my wording. I posted in the heat of the moment.

[MichiganVote]

11. No problem. Just carry the message forward.

[Lex]

20. You didn't do or say anything wrong.

I wouldn't worry about one person twisting your intention.

[Logical]

12. Come on. No one thought the post was disrespectful! We knew what they meant. wow. n-t

[MichiganVote]

13. I didn't call the post disrespectful. I don't recall anyone appointing you judge and jury of

"no one", "anyone" or "everyone".

[Logical]

14. I heard CNN just mention hospital "staff". Was that bad also? Drop the drama. There are lots...

of heros today. And not one of them would take offense to "staff".

[MichiganVote]

15. Nice of you to have an opinion. "Staff" is shorthand for labor.

These people, real people, saved kids. In MY opinion they deserve our utmost respect. Do you have respect for these people who also have families and children waiting for them, hoping for them, praying for them?

[leftstreet]

16. What's wrong with labor?

And wouldn't 'staff' in the OP include Admin positions, not just teachers?

[MichiganVote]

19. If you can show me that the people working in the school at the time

the tornado was coming or hit gave a shit about their job title I will bow to your superior intellect.

[Logical]

17. You are way over analyzing this.....

Staff - The personnel who carry out a specific enterprise
Staff - All the people employed by a particular organization: "a staff of 600"

[MichiganVote]

18. People

As a term meaning "a body of persons sharing a culture, a school culture. Staff can mean anything form a mailroom on Wall street to a snow plow driver.

People, culture.

Consider, have you ever been in a school in an emergency with potentially hundreds of kids at risk for harm?

[Lex]

21. You are grasping at straws

and it's obvious.