Abbott Elementary Creator Slams Requests For School Shooting Episode
The creator of Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson, slams requests for a school shooting episode. Abbott Elementary is a mockumentary style series that first premiered on ABC on December 7, 2021. In addition to creating the series, Brunson also stars in it as Janine Teagues, a passionate, optimistic second grade teacher who strives to help her students. Janine leads a small group of similarly passionate teachers who fight against the school's understaffing, underfunding, and general lackluster attitude towards education to give their students the best life possible.
The series was quickly met with critical acclaim, with the Abbott Elementary Rotten Tomatoes score being near-perfect, and has already been renewed for season 2. In particular, viewers enjoy the comedic nature of the series and its bold, hilarious take on the state of the U.S. education system. Abbott Elementary highlights what's wrong with today's public schools, but also gives much needed appreciation to the countless teachers who display extraordinary devotion.
Related: Abbott Elementary Is Not The New Parks & Rec (And That's A Good Thing)
Despite the series being a breath of fresh air, however, some viewers apparently want it to take a dark turn. Brunson takes to Twitter to slam viewers who requested an Abbott Elementary episode featuring a school shooting in the wake of the tragic shooting at an Uvalde, Texas elementary school that took 21 lives. She displays one request in which a viewer suggested an Abbott Elementary school shooting episode could make the government understand why gun laws need to be passed. Brunson responds with shock and disappointment, pointing out how absurd it is that people are suggesting entertainment should advocate for gun laws,
Read more on screenrant.com
