How could schools prevent or be prepared for school shootings? by Saulo Ramirez Vazquez

Safety

1006936_3 — 2024-11-15 17:48:18 UTC

In the case of a shooting, schools should implement strategies for the school to prevent tragedies from happening.

Prevention

1006936_3 — 2024-11-15 17:53:17 UTC

Policies such as these can prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands and being used in a school-based shooting. It is better to be safe then sorry.

Intervene

1006936_3 — 2024-11-15 17:57:28 UTC

Strategies such as these can work to intervene when a student shows signs of crisis.

1006936_3 — 2024-11-19 17:30:13 UTC

The Department of Homeland Security reported on the issue stating "preventing violence from being detected and addressing these [behavioral] red flags is more effective than any physical security measure." The Department is talking about programs such as this to prevent such tragedies from happening.

1006936_3 — 2024-11-19 17:41:55 UTC

According to the article, it proposes that states where the minimum age to buy a firearm is 18 have a higher gun violence rate than states that have adopted a minimum age of 21. "Data show that 18- to 20-year-olds commit gun homicides at triple the rate of adults 21 and older." This is why states around the country need to change gun laws and make them stricter because many young adults just aren't ready to own something so lethal.

1006936_3 — 2024-11-19 17:51:24 UTC

A school in Apalachee, Georgia used a safety measure where in the case of a shooting teachers were assigned with a badge where if pressed enough times, the proper authorities would be informed about the situation. A shooting ended up happening on September 4, 2024 and multiple experts and officials expressed "the school's system worked as intended, and prevented the tragedy from being even worse." Safety measures such as these can be the difference between life and death for many of these schools.