Deadliest School Shootings

Recall two of the deadliest school shootings in the United State history involved horrific tragic deaths. The first happened in 2007, at Virginia Tech in Virginia. Seung Cho, a twenty three year old young man, shot and killed a total of thirty two students and teachers before he killed himself (History.com, 2011). The second, and latest deadliest school shooting of December, 2012, occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. Gunman, Adam Lanza, was a young man at the age of twenty. First he killed his own mother at home, drove to the school where she taught, shot and killed innocent children and staff, before turning the gun on himself. The total death poll was twenty eight, including the shooter himself (Fahrenthold, Horwitz, Vogel, 2012).
It involves children who abuse drugs and use verbal and physical violence upon others. When children behave this way, it may begin from the environments they are exposed to. According to The United States Department of Justice Archives, “Children exposed to violence are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol; suffer from depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic disorders; fail or have difficulty in school; and become delinquent and engage in criminal behavior” (U.S. Department of Justice, 2017). With this in mind, it is important for parents to provide a non-violent environment for their children. Moreover, parents have legal responsibilities for the well-being of their child until the age of eighteen. Attorney, Kristina Otterstrom confirms this by writing, “A parent must serve a child’s emotional and physical needs and protect the child from abuse from the other parent or another household member (Otterstrom, 2017). In the event a child is abusing drugs, parents should take the responsibility to talk, listen, and help their child make better
According to Florida, Nine states—Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Kansas, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Texas (starting in 2016)—allow for campus carry (Florida, 2015). Will this help resolve gun violence in schools or will it cause problems? Only time will tell if teachers will be able to reduce violence in school with a loaded gun in their desk. The fear is the possibility of a teacher’s gun, in the hands of an individual with mental issues. There is no real solution until parents and schools focus on the underlying cause of violence, and that is mental