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Report: As schools heighten security, student victimization declines

April 18, 2019

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The 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado marks the first of several major school shootings that transformed the conversation around safety and security. Since Columbine, fears seem to have intensified, especially in light of subsequent tragedies, including those at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

There are mixed messages when it comes to the frequency of these types of events. While many have referred to the past few decades as an “era of school shootings,” a group of researchers from Northeastern University published a study that argues the opposite — that “this is not an epidemic” and that school shootings aren’t more common than they used to be.

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