Sandy Hook Promise school shooting PSA 

We watched this in my drama class and one of the students said “i thought this was supposed to be a target ad”

the fact that the scenery changes as the commercial proceeds is disturbing.

That last girl... just wow, the tears, the pure dread in her voice gets me. thats somthing really hard to do, and she nailed it.

Give these kids Oscar’s. Their acting was beautiful and moved people

Imagine seeing this on TV not knowing how dark it's about to get

You know it’s bad when “Back to School” commercials are literally saying, “Survive the school year”.

I love how all the kids were actually helping others and putting their friends before themselves.

I went through the Allen mall shooting, 8 innocent people out for a day of shopping dead and 5 who were injured and who’s lives were brutally thrown off track. The shooting wasn’t school related but I’ve been struggling a lot since, the worst thing about being in a shooting is that you know everyone else in the country is obsessed over the shooting for a week or so and is all like “we’re always here for you survivors!” Then a month later everyone else forgot about it yet here are the survivors alone and suffering, we haven’t forgot and it affects our every day life, I’m too young to be scared whenever I go out in public or to not be able to go out to the mall with my friends anymore because I physically can’t. My thing here is to not forget and to keep supporting the survivors, anyways thanks for listening to my Ted talk

that girl with the phone is such a good actress

This is the most darkest back to school ad I have ever seen

The fact that this is obviously a middle school highlights how kids can be victims no matter how young. Elementary school PSA probably would have been too depressing

This PSA is so terrifying because unfortunately it is our reality. God please be with our children and families always and please let them learn in a safe environment and return home safely as well.

Dude, they turned a school ad into a Fricken horror movie.

"Its pretty cool" *aggressively smashes window*

The sock life saver one made me physically gasp I’m so glad we have organizations such as the sandy hook promise to spread awareness on this huge issue and help fight it

I am scared every day I go to school and fear the day I might have to do what that last girl did, my friend was in a mall shooting in San Antonio Texas and the way he described it made my heart sink “bam, bam bam, bam” he could remember it vividly, who knows when he’ll stop. RIP to all those who’s lives where lost in Robb, Uvalde, Sandy hook, and many more 💔

The United States of America where "surviving the school year" is a literal term

This 1 minute video is more terrifying than any horror movie I've ever seen.

I’m Australian and it is mind-boggling how some Americans are fine with a chance of this happening in exchange for “personal protection”. In Australia, we has one massacre and banned them.

Teaching kids how to survive a school shooting is better than teaching them how to hide in a corner

guys what about the kid who didnt hear everyone running bc he put his headphones back on????

*Hears gun shot *Starts running Teacher: the gun doesn't dismiss you , I do

i know a kid who went through the parkland shooting she said it was pure chaos and fear everyone was expecting to die at any moment.

as a middle schooler, this just goes to show how normal all of this is for kids now. we can’t go to school everyday trusting that we’ll come back. and… with everything that’s happened, i don’t think we will.

It's creepy how the ad began upbeat and cheerful to sinister and scary.

Now imagine if it turned to the shooter saying: "This gun is perfect for the new school year"

As a CT native I will never forget Sandy Hook. The hurt and sadness truly never goes away or lessens

Finally a relatable back to school ad 💀

“These scissors came in really handy for our class, these colored PENCILS too” Dat kid gonna be a john wick

The last girl seemed terrified she acted rly well but it’s scary

this is the definition of 'this got dark real fast'

This is truly sad. I was so moved by this, this gave me goosebumps.

Just imagine the kid who stayed home that day...

You know, online school seems really nice right now.

The girl with the phone really hit hard. I recently got my own phone and there was recently a kid who brought a gun to my school. Thankfully nothing happened and if something did me and my mom were far away from the area but it could have ended tragically. I live in a quiet little town so it’s surreal to think about it

Wow, first time I seen this and it’s unnerving. It’s actually left me shook. That young girl, texting her Mom that she loved her, with those tears streaming down her face. Great little actress. She had me crying along with her. Am I the only one this public service announcement effected this way? Perhaps because I am not American and the whole scenario seems so horrid that I simply can’t wrap my head around it. It’s mind boggling that no amount of blood shed or innocent lives stolen, seems to represent any real steps toward positive progress in American school shootings, since Columbine shooting in 1999..... *Rest Peacefully, To All The Children and Young Adults, Who Were Never Allowed To Continue Dreaming About All The Fantastic Occasions Their Tomorrow’s Were Supposed To Afford Them.*

Shooter:”Shoots gun” Quiet kid: you dare challenge me

its actually terrifying to be stuck in the bathroom during this

I appreciate this because it doesn't sugar coat the facts. The fear of school shootings should not be part of childhood. And yet, here we are. This is real life. The only reason I feel even remotely comfortable with my kids attending public school is because they employed an official safety officer from the sheriff's department who is there all the time. I dread the day I have to explain to my kids (both elementary aged) that school shootings are a thing, and THAT is why they practice safety drills. (The teachers don't go into detail, which is probably for the best.)

now I know how to protect myself and my classmates and my teachers from a school shooting thank you🙏😇 💗💖

The “I finally got my own phone” part got different

Teacher comes in bathroom: “No phones in school”

This is just sad and no one deserves to go through this

What a powerful yet soul crushing video. Im a new mother and my son with not be attending public school. The thought alone terrifies me.

Today: *Sunday* Tomorrow: *School* RU-vid: *Recommends this video*

The girl in the bathroom is such a good actress she had me crying

I feel very bad for all of those parents who’d lost their child in the shooting and even the students because they are maybe still traumatized because of this. R.I.P to those children I’m praying for the parents and children to have strength

This is something we have to learn about instead of learning pride and the gender of a pencil

The girl in the bathroom stall made me cry.

Students: bleeding and screaming The kid studying: These are some sick tunes

As a kid I didn’t realize this was a school shooting psa, because my school never taught us or had drills just the “hide in the corner of a dark room and you’ll be fine”. It came on the tv for the first time in years of my life during freshman yr of high school and without remembering the commercial I understood it right away. I still think back to that because it shows how badly the American schools protect children. Even the private schools

Damn America is a messed up place

oh my god the girl in the bathroom is my WORST fear

If I texted my dad in a life threatening situation like that, I would get no response for like 10 hours and then he would just say “k”

0:49 plot twist: there was another student who needed to hide with the girl

Ive seen this somewhere a few times and everytime i see it it just breaks my heart. They did a very good job filming it though.

When parents say to children "what do you have to be stressed about you dont have any responsibilities" well these days you have to be worried if you're going to make it to the point of having responsibilities

Jesus Christ, something is really really wrong if these ads are necessary in USA

The crazy thing about this ad is the quick progression. These shootings are that quick and the students have no clue what is actually happening.

I feel lucky that I live in a very good area compared to the rest of my country. In 2021 there were riots and shootings all over my country and it was traumatising as my 9 year old self was watching the news with my parents, I’m so grateful that the school I go to is very good and came up with a plan to do online learning again… I still hate online learning but it was for the best.

Three bathroom girl gets me every time. She's a phenomenal actress.

Realizing the headphones kid isn’t gonna make it really hits hard

It’s sad that this even exists

I lived in Connecticut (where Sandy Hook is) and this, as a kid when I watched this i did not even know what Sandy Hook was. I come back every-time to watch this video. Just to remind me of what to do and know the signs.❤

its scary when you watch the commercial again actually notice whats going on in the background

At first I thought this was an ad for target or something

This just hurts to see these school shooting video because my older brother was a student at parkland high school and was shot in the 2 times, one in the neck and one in the stomach and it just makes me cry whenever I see these videos cuz my brother was the nicest brother I could ever have, we would play games together, skate together, we always had each others backs, so it really makes me devastated to know that all that was taken from me

this is so heartbreaking. ugh

Jesus,the bathroom girl is such a great actress. Jesus christ this is my most liked comment

The girl in the bathroom moved me, but the poor boy putting those earphones made me feel scared for him. I have been told once that is not safe always wear headphones, but it should.

The kid who puts on his noise cancelling headphones breaks my heart every time

The fact that americans need to teach kids how to survive a shooting instead of taking measures to assure there are no shootings is very telling

Me: *Enters School* Current objective: *Survive*

I remember watching this AD, it was one of those ads that you couldnt skip back then I believe and was drudging on not being able to skip this ad for Back to School. I remember clicking off from youtube to do something else until I started hearing gunshots and wondered what video did I just clicked on and surprise surprise it was the AD itself.

this is so sad i hope every one in americans safe please i wish my blessing

The girl in the bathroom literally makes me break down every time

Parents are always are like “There’s nothing to worry about at school” But this.... This right here is the reason u will be worry

Man i remember this ad in youtube thinking that its just a normal ad

i seen this is a meme comp and i was confused as hell lmao

Let's take a minute to realize the kid in the library with headphones on wont know what is happening around him.

Aww that sucks when she’s talking about her socks, you can see the shooter in the hallway

Americans: You know what will solve this issue? More GUNS!

I'm 15 and going to school and this gave me chills

those two kids in the art class are actually pretty smart when you think about it

*me clicking on the video not reading the title* me a minute later: *oh*

one of the best PSA's ive seen in a while

Highschool senior here, last year a boy was killed at a bus stop near our school. The shooter had time to flee and went through the corn fields that are close to my school. At 7:21am our school went on lockdown, my friends thought it was a drill until the announcements came on and said to get yto your classes now. We have until 7:15-7:30 normally to get to our classes so my friends and I were walking through the halls. I was on the other side of the school, so I pushed my friends to their class yelling go, while booking it up the stairs and into my class in about 2 minutes. I ended up calling my mom to tell her I loved her, though I was shaly doing so because I didn't want to bother her. This entire time we had no idea what was happening, all we knew was that we were on lockdown and it wasn't a drill. They put us on lockdown because the shooter could have entered the building with incoming students. I still remember that. Later I started working at a mall that had 1 shooting 2 days before I started, and another while I was working near christmas time. I am very cautious of loud sounds and I tend to always have an eacape plan. It hurts the fact that we, young kids, have to deal with this crap. Its scary, we can't really be kids all that often, and we go to school sometimes wondering if todays the last day.

This is why the no phones in school rule, is stupid. They don't need any expensive high tech phone, just a phone able to contact the parents or the police. Maybe siblings and other family members.

Props to the skateboard kid, who knows how many lives he just saved

This makes me cry. Every. Time. Without fail.

probably one of the most heart breaking and surprising psa about school shooting i’ve ever seen. at least to me. effective in so many ways. it just hurts to watch

I just realized in the binder girls shot the teacher was locking the door.....

*The events in the video are chronological. Things you may have missed:* *0:06** Panicked teacher closing the door* *0:12** Headphone boy cannot hear the chaos forming behind him 😭* *0:34** Shooter is approaching them through the hallway*

That seriously changed quickly..

😢😢😢this brought tears to my eyes.. im so sorry kids have to worry about things like this 😢

Teachers during a shooting: Single file line everyone.

"I finally got my own phone to stay in touch with my mom." Damnnn. That girls acting needs to be recognized!

I’m heading to middle school in a month or so and in my last year there we had a some run away criminals and the had entered the school grounds and the office people and my classroom heard police sirens just moments before we had a lockdown a lot of us were confused and trembling with fear out of the possibility of what might happen to us and the 4th graders that were with us for the year and I comforted a 4th grader near me who couldn’t stop crying so I inched closer and asked if she needed to be hugged she nodded and I sat and hugged her for the next 5min that felt like 20 ,when it was over we had learned that our school used to be a mini prison and we had thick doors and brick walls for a reason…

1992:”I got light up shoes!” 2023: “I need to take off these light up shoes.”

The last one hit different tho... Instead of telling her the situation, she told her mother her last words...