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The K-12 charter school held approximately 1,850 students. [5] At the time of the shooting, it had no police officer assigned to it and used private security instead. [6]In December 2018, an anonymous parent reportedly called the Douglas County School Board of Education's director to express concerns regarding bullying and violence at the school. [7]
Sociologist Michael Kimmel's work on indiscriminate mass school shootings finds that, among this type of incident, the political ideology of the community may be a correlate. [12] In looking at all cases between 1982 and 2008 (n=32), he found that 22 school shootings occurred in conservative states. Of the remaining ten cases, six occurred in ...
The Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2021 is a United States bill introduced in the 117th Congress on 28 January 2021 by Republican Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) and co-sponsored by Senators Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, James Risch, and Chuck Grassley, as a measure to improve school safety and help prevent mass shootings. [1]
Police on scene of school shooting (EPA) If the shooter was indeed a teenager, they wouldn’t have lawful access to buy a handgun, rifle, or shotgun under state law and federal law.
Annual school shootings in the USA from 2000 through 2024. Data source: Wikipedia. This chronological list of school shootings in the United States since the year 2000 includes school shootings in the United States that occurred at K–12 public and private schools, as well as at colleges and universities, and on school buses. Included in ...
Sandy Hook Promise, a national nonprofit organization that aims to prevent violence in schools, released the "Just Joking" PSA featuring famous comedians.
Last week, more than five states across the U.S. experienced calls to 911 reporting fake active shooter situations at schools — also known as “swatting.” It’s a trend that, in recent ...
Israel had experienced six terrorist school shootings dating back to the 1970s. [12] In response, in 1995 a law mandating an armed security guard at every school with more than 100 students was passed, [13] while teachers remained unarmed. [14] In 2001, a proposal was made to establish "stand-by" squads of teachers to respond to terrorist attacks.