Title: School Shootings By State 2021
Headings: School Shootings By State 2021
School Shootings By State 2021
Content: School shootings are truly a tragedy, bringing death and injuries to learning institutions believed to be a safe haven. Unfortunately, the U.S. experiences them more frequently than many other countries. These school shootings have brought about debates among Americans regarding gun control, mental health issues, bullying, and security. Although these incidents have seemed to be in the news a lot lately, school shootings aren’t new. One of the first reported school shootings occurred during the 1840s when John Anthony Gardner Davis, a professor at the University of Virginia, was shot and killed by his student. Other shootings in the 1850s included the killing of schoolmaster William H.G. Butler in Louisville, Kentucky, and the death of the son of Col. Elijah Sebree at the hands of another student. Though school shootings aren’t exactly new territory, recent shootings have become more deadly. Incidents include the Parkland, Florida, shootings that killed 17 and injured another 17, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, which ended with 28 deaths, and the Columbine High School massacre resulted in the death of 15 people and injured 21. Unfortunately, some states have seen far more school shootings than others.