Title: What's the Cause of School Shootings? Have They Gone up Since the '90s?
Headings: School Shootings: Why Do They Happen? Have They Reduced Since the ‘90s?
School Shootings: Why Do They Happen? Have They Reduced Since the ‘90s?
Analysis: Mass School Shootings in the U.S.
How Many School Shootings Have There Been in 2018?
What Is the Cause of School Shootings?
Bullying
Copycat Crimes
Mental Illness
Violent Influences
Gun Access
Recognizing Warning Signs of School Shootings
Factors Compounding the School Shooting Problem
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Content: School shootings may seem to be on the rise, but new research suggests the number of mass shootings on school grounds has actually decreased since the ’90s. Analysis: Mass School Shootings in the U.S.
Investigators James Fox and Emma Fridel analyzed data on mass shootings in the United States, and the division of students killed on school campuses. While 71 people have been fatally injured from 2001 to the Valentine’s Day shooting at Parkland this year, 31 people died in school shootings during the last four years of the ’90s. This report questions whether gun control or increased security at schools should play a role in keeping students safe in the future. Fridel suggests shooter drills can create a false sense of security, adding that past measures like identity verification and metal detectors have failed to prevent school shootings. These findings are expected to be published in more detail in June. How Many School Shootings Have There Been in 2018? There have been 17 school shootings in the U.S. this year, with the largest one stirring country-wide protests for tighter gun control. While some of these incidents include accidental discharge of firearms, and others did not involve students, shootings on school grounds have claimed 24 lives in the past three months.