School mass shooters often display warning signs well before they open fire. How can schools and police take preventive action to save lives?
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The persistent threat of school shootings demands a more thoughtful response to their prevention.
Florida’s school safety data dashboard is one of the most comprehensive in the US. A school safety researcher explains how schools and parents can use it.
Debates about school discipline have become polarized between proponents of restorative justice and those who believe a get-tough approach is required.
A contributing factor to a rise in violence in Ontario schools is underfunding of education and the social service sector. Using trauma-informed responses is part of the solution.
Much of the public discussion on preventing school shootings is about whether and how to limit people’s access to firearms. But other strategies can reduce the risk for violence.
Students may need a listening ear and reassurance in the aftermath of having witnessed a school shooting.
Some Americans hoped the Parkland shooting in 2018 would herald a turning point for gun violence in schools. Shootings, and deaths, have continued – and gotten more frequent.
Extremely young school shooters are not believed to be capable of forming criminal intent.
Calls for tougher laws against assaults on teachers have been thwarted by efforts to keep kids in school.
Three years observing in a public school has given one scholar a close-up look at the sweeping challenges in public education.
Surveillance cameras, metal detectors, door-locking systems and armed guards have not prevented school shootings. A school safety scholar examines other possible approaches.
School violence prevention requires professionals – counselors, psychologists and social workers – who know how to create an emotionally safe environment. Those staffers are in very short supply.
Waiting for kids to show signs of distress has little value, says a researcher who is pushing schools to take a more proactive approach toward student mental health.
Schoolteachers routinely report feeling ill-prepared to guide their students through difficult conversations about high-profile violent events.
Risk assessments and rigid gun laws are among the tools that can help prevent school massacres, a specialist in youth aggression says.
Putting guns in the hands of schoolteachers is a popular idea among gun-owners and conservatives, but research suggests it may pose more problems than it solves.
When young people plan a mass shooting, especially at a school, they typically reveal their plans in advance. Two scholars weigh in on whether the warning signs are being heeded in the right way.
School shootings are typically preceded by a series of warning signs. Are educators, police and policymakers paying enough attention?
Teachers say school districts have left them in the lurch in the wake of attacks by students. Some admit they resort to violence themselves to send a message to students who might want to test them.
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Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Hamline University
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
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Professor of Education, The Ohio State University
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Professor of School Psychology, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor, Marketing, Oregon State University
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Professor Gender and Childhood Sexuality, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Associate Professor, Marketing, Oregon State University
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Ph.D. student in Criminal Justice and Creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, University of Central Florida
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Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Derby
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Head of Research, faculty of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
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Lecturer Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
