The Washington Post spent a year determining how many children have been affected by school shootings, beyond just those killed or injured. To do that, reporters attempted to identify every act of gunfire at a primary or secondary school during school hours since the Columbine High massacre on April 20, 1999.
Shootings at after-hours events, accidental discharges that caused no injuries to anyone other than the person handling the gun, and suicides that occurred privately or posed no threat to other children were excluded. Gunfire at colleges and universities, which affects young adults rather than kids, also was not counted.
After finding more than 200 incidents of gun violence that met The Post’s criteria, reporters organized them in a database for analysis. Because the federal government does not track school shootings, it’s possible that the database does not contain every incident that would qualify. To calculate how many children were exposed to gunfire in each school shooting, The Post relied on enrollment figures and demographic information from the U.S. Education Department, including the Common Core of Data and the Private School Universe Survey. The analysis used attendance figures from the year of the shooting for the vast majority of the schools.
Gun violence and a dying planet. This is quite the legacy we’re leaving our kids. All because Republicans refuse to admit that both are entirely preventable. science kids ourfuture
Arm teachers or place more security
I'd like to see the numbers for churches too.
Actually every student in past 20 yrs has experienced gun violence, with every shooter drill school. Every time a drill took place, my daughters from ages 6 and 10 on were squished into corners & closets, taught to upturn tables. Every drill was and is real terror for kids.
We ARE GOING TO SHUT THIS SHIT DOWN. We are going to wipe out the Russian GOP right wing extremist NRA. THIS IS GOING TO END. We will rain hell down on ANY NRA supporting politician.
Instead of requesting the Govt and the Presidents for strict Gun laws, let us request the Gunmen. Hallo, Gunmen Sirs, please leave the Students,don't kill them. This year Target is over.
Just because you knew someone who shots themselves doesn’t mean ya experienced “gun violence”. On another note, how is this possible with all of the “gun free” zones I’d love to see the actual data used to backup such a claim.
The NRA gun lobby loves the violence because it makes people feel unsafe, which leads to more gun purchases. STEMshooting
This is the 116th mass shooting of 2019.
Maybe you liberals should teach school instead of molding these poor kids to be cupcakes destroying their minds
Wrong. Guns are not violent, people are. Fix the problems in society and the violence will begin to recede. Taking away the rights of the many because of the wrongs of a few is not the way to react.
I need to know what the per year percentage of total students that is. Then compare it to other dangers so I can properly focus my hysteria
holly crap!
Yet some leftist politicians refuse to FixIt
They can't even quote themselves correctly. 210,000 or 228,000
Sounds like a mental health problem.
And the GOP loves student deaths. It sells more guns
Are kids the problem or is this culture failed? Guns been around a long time but only this generation is shooting each other up
Don’t go to these two losers DrPhil an Potus RealDonaldTrump and tell them that. They don’t care, nor will they ever.
We know where you pulled those figures out? Its called 'Anal Passage'. After all, you work for the TraitorCrat Party and are described as the 'Washington Compost'.
Not enough trauma yet though. Not enough dead children. Too soon to talk about it. Thoughts and prayers. TheNRAIsKillingUs NRABloodMoney
What this does is create a generation of people with PTSD
As their parents sat by and did nothing but look at Facebook. May these kids grow up and vote to bring about massive change to this country.
We just need to deport all Democrats and that would end 99% of the violence in America and almost all mass shootings.
The blood is on NRA 's hand. Do not know how they can sleep at night. Guess they do not have a soul. For them, a gun is essential to hide their fear. Those who say they need high-powered rifles for hunting, they are not hunters at all.
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Totally unacceptable! 😡
WTF?!? Reporters subtracted 50 percent from a school’s enrollment if the act of gun violence occurred just before or after the school day. Fake News!
Someone remind me how guns make us safer again?
This is a media created phenomenon. Stop publicizing them. They’ll stop.
That’s....incredible.
What changed? Hint, it’s nothing to do with guns.
Do they go to school in “Gun Free Zones?”
It won’t end unless we stop voting for the likes of this guy.
Perhaps there’s a bigger problem than just guns
Sorry , we're not changing the second amendment.
We tried it and it doesn't work. It's time to repeal the 2nd amendment.
This is appalling.
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