Melissa Joan Hart Opens Out About Helping Kindergartners ‘Trying to Escape’ Nashville School Shooting

Melissa Joan Hart broke down in tears as she spoke about assisting young kindergartners to safety during a horrific school shooting in Nashville on Monday morning.

A former pupil opened fire at a private Christian school, killing three 9-year-olds and three staff members.

The Nashville-based actress and mother of three said in an emotional Instagram video that her children attend school “just next to” the Covenant School, where the tragedy occurred. This isn’t the first time she and her family have been near a school shooting.