Youth Today
All posts tagged "gun violence"
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714NewsA campus shooting spurred her political awakening. Her whole family followed.
Three Latinx women stand up, speak out and lead their community against gun violence.
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725NewsSchool violence: Mapping incidents in Georgia
2019-2024: An interactive map for five years of school gun violence in Georgia.
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730NewsA gunman kills at school and prosecutors again focus on the suspect’s parent
Georgia prosecutors allege a father’s actions led to the mass Apalachee High School shooting.
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1.3KGuest Opinion EssayGeorgia high school shooting shows how hard it is take action even after police see warning signs
Warnings came a week prior ... the reactions came too late to stop the killings.
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878Guest Opinion EssayToday’s school children practice running for their lives – but there are better ways to keep students safe from shooters
Here are three ways communities could lessen gun violence in and around schools.
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641NewsTennessee law to let teachers carry guns in schools caused a ruckus, but has drawn little interest
One teacher said, “I don’t expect anybody to take advantage of it.”
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842NewsUvalde city officials release records of Robb Elementary shooting that provide new details, reaffirm previous reporting
Records reaffirm law enforcement failed to engage the gunman who killed 21 people.
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970NewsA school shooting in Tennessee sparked activism — and now frustration
Tennessee joined eight other states in allowing school employees to carry guns on K-12 campuses.
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911NewsQ&A: This Colorado teacher survived Columbine. Here’s how she prioritizes trauma-informed practices.
Heather Martin discusses how her experience at Columbine influenced her education and her teaching.
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880NewsTennessee is ramping up penalties for student threats. Research shows that’s not the best way to keep schools safe.
Some experts say the measures can counteract a crucial tool for safety: threat assessments.
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880NewsThe parents paying for their children’s crimes
Some worry that expansion of charges against parents would disproportionately affect minority/poor parents.
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1.1KGuest Opinion Essay6 tips: What families need to know about how to safely store firearms at home
Only about 40% of firearm owners store their guns when not in use.
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Active shooter training: State-specific requirements for schools and law enforcement
Only two states have laws that require active shooter training for all officers.
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2.0KNewsA history of holding parents responsible for their kids’ crimes
About three-quarters of school shooters obtain their guns from a parent or another relative.
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1.0KGuest Opinion EssayI lost a friend to gun violence when I was in high school. Now, I counsel Chicago students facing similar pain.
In the spring of ninth grade, a murder at a party changed my life.
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95% of public schools conduct active shooter drills. Are students safer?
188 school shootings occurred during the 2021-22 academic year according to recent federal data.
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2.1KNews‘It’s such a common thing now’: School shootings reached record levels in 2022
Educational settings were the second most common location of active shooter incidents.
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1.5K► ReportsStill ringing the alarm: An enduring call to action for black youth suicide prevention
Black youth have the fastest rising suicide rate among their peers of other races/ethnicities.
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1.1K► Reports‘Two Battlefields’: Opps, cops, and NYC youth gun culture
A study of young gun carriers in NYC sheds a light on their perspective.
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1.0KNewsBaltimore samaritan who bandaged a shooting victim from block party says ‘All they know is guns’
"They were having fun in the beginning, but you know kids ... they started drinking ... "
