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    Running head: SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: AMERICA ’S TRAGEDY School Shootings: A Tragedy in America School Shootings: A Tragedy in America The school shootings at Westside Middle School were orchestrated by two juveniles. On Monday‚ March 30‚ 1998 two boys ambushed students and teachers outside Westside Middle School in Jonesboro‚ Arkansas. Andrew Golden a youth of 11 years and Mitchell Johnson who was 13 years old were responsible for this hideous tragedy. Apparently‚ Mitchell Johnson hid

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    School Shooter: Stop the Plot Many people think they are safe when they are inside school‚ which should be the case but sadly it is not. Over forty school shootings have happened within one year. School shootings have been a constant problem for our nation‚ in order to protect all of us‚ we need to create a dynamic solution. So many school shooting incidents occurred on the campuses of K-12 public schools and private schools‚ as well as colleges and universities. America has been dealing with school

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    Ending School Shootings

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    Tragedy of School Shootings Every single day‚ millions of kids across the country wake up‚ get ready for the day‚ and head to school. The parents of these children trust the school with many things; a safe bus ride‚ a productive environment‚ and most importantly‚ keeping their kids safe throughout the day. School districts take pride in this‚ and on a normal basis‚ things will go smoothly. Despite all of their efforts‚ though‚ one of the most serious and saddening problems that affects schools today

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    that America’s schools were being taken over by these so-called "juvenile super predators." The American people would assume that every quiet kid who gets picked on is going to turn around in school one day and start unloading his newly acquired firearms on his peers. This is hardly the case. While there may be an occasional "super-predator‚" the media has highly over publicized these rare‚ extraordinary events. Perhaps the most notorious school massacre was at Columbine High School. It was here

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    it’s a one-day story” (as qtd. in Kemp). Barack Obama‚ as well as the residents of the once top-notch country of America have witnessed in disgust the well-known‚ unfortunate phenomenon that has faced the nation since the eighteenth century‚ school shootings. School violence is arguably one of the most controversial topics in America‚ mostly because the causes and methods of prevention are debated frequently. The only undoubtable detail is how catastrophic the outcome is. The devastating issue has only

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    events and brutal shooting incidents that have taken place in schools that are related to the safety of children‚ faculty and other visitors. Further this paper discusses technological solution that could be applied to avoid such events and provide more safety to the people at school. Introduction: School shootings‚ especially in United States of America‚ are being witnessed all over the world. These shootings are not just recent incidents; we can find these throughout history. School students who

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    researching gun control the first information I found was about school shootings. ‘The Academy for Critical Incident Analysis at John Jay College of Criminal Justice reports 294 attempted or actual school killings with at least two victims over 250 years in the U.S. and 37 other countries.’ I agree‚ and understand these numbers are outrageous and something has to be done. In recent history Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown‚ Connecticut‚

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    American School Shootings

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    can we do to make American schools mass murder free? Over two thirds of American parents are concerned about their children’s safety at school following the Columbine Massacre (Madfis‚ 2016) and other high-profile school shootings in the US. Are their concerns justified? Having examined a report by (Borum‚ Cornell‚ Modzeleski‚ & Jimerson‚ 2010) which addresses this question by reviewing a range of empirical evidence‚ I feel as though it is safe to say that American schools are safe and the publicity

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    School Shooting History

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    History of School Shootings School shootings have dated as far back to the 1700’s. During the 1800’s there were 38 school shootings. From 1900 to 1979 there were 125 School shootings (History of School Shootings in the United States‚ 2016). From 1980 to September 28‚ 2016 there have been 277 school shootings in the United States. Since from 1980 to 2012 there have been 297 people killed (Kirk‚ 2012). In the last 30 years the worse shooting happened April 16‚ 2007 at Virginia Tech‚ 33 students were

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    approximately one hundred have been wounded as a result of shootings at American schools. States throughout the nation‚ from California to Pennsylvania‚ have been affected by school violence. Several lawmakers began calling for legislation to allow teachers to be to carry guns for protection. Year after year faculty has begun arguing for the right for them to carry concealed weapons while on campus. People who did not agree to allow guns in schools and on campuses feared it would lead to more chaos and

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