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Linda Beigel Schulman is a better person that I am.<\/p>\n

She and Michael Beigel lost their son in the Parkland, Fla., massacre of 17 students and teachers on Valentine’s Day. Their son, Scott, was a teacher who died while protecting students from the gunman who opened fire.<\/p>\n

Schulman told The Hill that she has received a “beautiful letter” from U.S. Sen Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and from former President Obama. The former president wrote, in part: \u201cWe can only imagine the hardship you are going through; hopefully all the wonderful memories can help ease the pain. We\u2019ll get the details about your fund in his honor. In the meantime, you are in our thoughts and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Has she heard from Donald Trump, the current president? No.<\/p>\n

Schulman said,\u00a0\u201cI received no correspondence whatsoever. I received nothing from the White House.” She has demonstrated, though, a bit of a magnanimous spirit that I likely wouldn’t exhibit.<\/p>\n

Although she believes the president should have reached out, she isn’t disappointed. \u201cBecause I didn\u2019t expect it,\u201d she said. \u201cI have realistic expectations.”<\/p>\n

I cannot pretend to know how she feels about the loss of her son. I do get that she is angry about the gun violence that has erupted yet again in this country, this time striking her straight in the heart, shattering it.<\/p>\n

This is a national tragedy, one that has enveloped an entire nation. It has spawned deeply impassioned debate about gun policy and violence. It requires — in my view — the leader of this great country to reach out, to speak directly to the victims of this scourge.<\/p>\n

He didn’t do what is expected of him. I am left to sit on the sidelines and look on with awe at those who are stricken and who have it within them to soldier on with their “realistic expectations.”<\/p>\n\n

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