New York city schools lack proper safety standards and are dangerously unprepared for active shooter situations and more, according to an audit by state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
After the mass shooting that took place in Virginia beach last Friday, Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is pushing for gun background check legislation, according to a news report.
Hundreds of school resource officers in South Carolina are will be patrolling school classrooms and hallways with military and law enforcement gear and equipment, according to a news report.
According to data from the US Naval Postgraduate School, there were 94 school gun violence incidents in 2018 — a record high since 1970, which is as far back as the data goes, and 59 percent higher than the previous record of 59 in 2006. Facing this reality, what can we do to minimize the risk and damage associated with an active shooter?
The FBI recently released its data on the Active Shooter Incidents in the US for 2018. Although there was a slight drop in active shooter events to 27 from the high of 30 in 2017, this is still no cause for celebration.
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