Quotes by Nancy McBride

“We know many people didnt survive and we dont know how many yet. Thats going to impact children in shelters.”

“If you have a very young child, many may not be able to say their name or tell you who they are, and thats an obstacle. Youve also got children who may be shy or too frightened and may not be able to talk to somebody right away.”

“You had absolute harrowing, dire circumstances where its very easy for me to see how kids were separated, because they were just trying to get out.”

“Weve got scenarios in which parents were making actual gut-wrenching decisions to hand their child up to the front of a line of transport to get them safe. Parents performed heroic acts to try and keep their children safe, sometimes to the detriment of their own safety.”

“Weve got scenarios in which parents were making actual gut-wrenching decisions to hand their child up to the front of a line of transport to get them safe. Parents performed heroic acts to try to keep their children safe, sometimes to the detriment of their own safety.”

“They are quite brazen and that is a different kind of perpetrator than the kind that tries to get close to the family.”

“Our message is that children should recognize and avoid certain situations, rather than certain people.”

“This is a very rare type of a situation. The danger to children is much greater from people they know than from people they dont know.”

“We encourage parents and guardians to maintain open and frequent communication with their children.”