School Shootings

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The paper provides a history of recent school shootings in the US, discusses the development of new laws to prevent school shootings, looks at the security measures taken by colleges/universities and refers to the most infamous cases of shooting attacks. The paper notes the role played by the media and concludes that the bottom line for Americans today remains how to keep guns out of the schools and students from killing each other and their teachers.

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"In response to the shocking series of highly publicized multiple victim shootings at high schools and colleges across the country in recent years the nation's schools have begun to resemble armed fortresses trying to keep the bad guys out. Alas, it is a sad commentary of the times when high school and college students must pass through metal detectors and be searched by security officers before being allowed to enter their schools and attend class, but this is the state of affairs for many American high school and college students today. Moreover, despite this increased vigilance, shootings continue to take place in high schools and colleges around the country, and in some cases, even elementary school students are being forced to undergo the same security precautions as their older counterparts. In this fearful environment, it is a wonder that any learning takes place at all and students, parents, teachers and administrators alike are wondering if and when the next episode will involve them."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Fast, J. D. (2003). After Columbine: How people mourn sudden death. Social Work, 48(4), 484.
• Kondrasuk, J. N., Greene, T., Waggoner, J., Edwards, K., & Nayak-Rhodes, A. (2005). Violence affecting school employees. Education, 125(4), 638.
• Muschert, G. (2003, August). USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), 132(2699), 14.
• Peterson, T. L., & Hoover, J. H. (2005). No easy answers: The truth behind death at Columbine. Reclaiming Children and Youth, 13(4), 249.
• Rosen, G. (2000, September). Yes and no to gun control. Commentary, 110(2), 47.

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