27 school shootings have taken place so far this year
Last week was hard, and I hope everyone is taking care. Tuesday's violence also follows a familiar pattern of previous school shootings. After everyone, there's been a tendency to ask, "How do we prevent the next one?" For years, school safety experts, and even the U.S. Secret Service, have rallied around some very clear answers. School safety researchers support tightening age limits for gun ownership, from 18 to 21. They say 18 years old is too young to be able to buy a gun; the teenage brain is just too impulsive. And they point out that the school shooters in Parkland, Santa Fe, Newtown, Columbine, and Uvalde were all under 21. Schools can support the social and emotional needs of students " Our first preventative strategy should be to make sure kids are respected , that they feel connected and belong in schools ," √ says ...