Youth Today
All posts tagged "school shootings"
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304Guest Opinion Essay5 reasons why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence
Research shows school police officers may subconsciously make students feel less safe.
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602NewsAn 11-year-old denied making a threat and was allowed to return to school. Tennessee police arrested him anyway.
Students across Tennessee can be arrested for statements that wouldn’t even get them expelled.
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805NewsSchool violence: Mapping incidents in Georgia
2019-2024: An interactive map for five years of school gun violence in Georgia.
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967Guest 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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1.0KNewsA 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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971NewsActive 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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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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2.2KNews‘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► ReportsReport on indicators of school crime and safety: 2022
A report presents national data on crime at school from an array of sources.
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1.5KNews“It’s the guns. It’s always been the guns.”
“I’ve gone from scared and terrified, to kinda just really pissed off," Smith said.
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1.3KNewsUvalde families plead for languishing Texas gun bills
The emotional late-night hearing underlined the sustained anger by some Uvalde families.
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1.3KNewsTeacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges gross negligence for ignoring multiple warnings leading up to the shooting.
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Funerals set for Nashville school shooting’s 6 victims
Funeral arrangements were disclosed for the six people killed in the Nashville school shooting.
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1.2KNewsDoctor decries gun violence after school shooting near miss
She posted on Facebook, "WHY ARE OUR CHILDREN BEING MASSACRED IN THEIR SCHOOLS?!"
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935NewsGun bills coming in Michigan after 2nd school mass shooting
Democrats will bring a sweeping 11-bill gun safety package before the Legislature this week.
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935NewsUvalde families press urgency after California shootings
Uvalde families pleaded with new urgency for tougher gun laws after California mass shootings.
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1.1KNewsShooting fallout: Metal detectors in elementary schools?
How do schools approach protecting students and staff from an armed 6-year-old?
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1.7KNewsUvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacre
“There’s no accountability or transparency. There’s nothing being done,” Sandra Torres said.
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1.4KNewsSandy Hook memorial opens nearly 10 years after 26 killed
The long-awaited memorial to the victims officially opened to the public on Sunday, drawing visitors steadily throughout the day. There was no...
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1.9KNewsQ&A: Youth violence expert Paul Boxer on how to help kids struggling with antisocial, potentially violent behaviors
Paul Boxer has become an expert in youth violence. He has co-authored 80 research papers and is head of the Rutgers Center...
