While there have been fewer incidents of school violence so far this year, 2018 had the highest incident of school shootings in recorded history with 97 incidents reported in the nation. This increase in school violence prompted the creation of a Federal Commission on School Safety which developed multiple suggestions, but ultimately put the responsibility for preventing violence back on individual states. As a result, most school districts are crafting updated policies regarding school violence that are incorporating new state laws about gun control policies and other school safety measures required by state legislatures.
