School Shootings
Do School Shooting Drills Cause Too Much Fear?
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The scale of preparedness for an on-campus shooter in schools is out of proportion to the risk. Could the effort be better spent on something else?
School Shootings
Parkland-Related Probes Could Stretch for Years
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The shooter in Parkland already faces a trial seeking the death penalty, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a new grand jury to probe “the crimes and wrongs that precipitated the…school shooting.”
School Shootings
Does a ‘Code of Silence’ Among Students, Parents Abet School Shootings?
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School shootings can be averted when parents, school authorities and students themselves take seriously the signals indicating potential violence from troubled youths, and communicate their concerns as quickly as possible, according to the Police Foundation.
School Shootings
Silent Panic Alarms To Be Required At NJ Schools
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New Jersey’s 2,500 public schools will soon be required to have silent panic alarms used to help protect students during emergencies like an active shooter. It will cost between $2.5 million and $12.5 million to install the alarms, according to the non-partisan state Office of Legislative Services.
Viewpoints
Parkland Shooting One Year Later: A Lesson for the Media
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As the first anniversary of the Parkland, Fl.,school massacre nears, two researchers offer some suggestions for how media coverage of mass shooting can avoid the “copycat” phenomenon.
School Shootings
Broward Schools ‘Hard Corners’ Will Anticipate Shooters
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A week after Florida’s governor ousted the sheriff over his department’s handling of last February’s Parkland massacre, the head of Broward County, Fl., schools, unveiled a set of security measures that included installing safe spaces in all 20,000 classrooms by the end of February.
School Shootings
Report Pinpoints Failures in Parkland Shooting Response
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The Broward County, Fl., Sheriff’s Office displayed deficiencies in training, command and individual performance in the response to the Parkland school shooting, says a draft report released Wednesday by the state commission investigating the massacre. The panel called for an overhaul of school security measures.
School Shootings
Sandy Hook School Shooter Adam Lanza Had ‘Scorn For Humanity’
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The contents of 1,000 pages of documents on the young man who killed 26 at a Connecticut school six years ago could be “part of a prevention formula for future mass shootings,” says the Hartford Courant.
School Shootings
FL Officials Disclosed Little on Parkland Shooting
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After 17 people were murdered in a Parkland, Fl., high school, school officials hired consultants and public relations advisers as part of a persistent effort to keep people from finding out what went wrong, says the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
School Shootings
Billions For School Security, But Proof of Effectiveness Lacking
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A Washington Post report on the growing industry meant to protect against school shootings includes results of a survey of schools where shootings occurred. The findings: hardly any believe any safety technology would have made a difference.