There has only been 16 weeks in 2018 already there have already been 20 school shootings. This number is going to increase if someone does not act to end the killing. Education is the whole point of students going to school. If what should be a safe place instead has become dangerous, fear will affect the way students learn and behave in their everyday lives. Gun violence in a school community damages both the educational process and the emotional health of both students and adults. The United States needs to act now to end gun violence in schools. It negatively impacts schools by decreasing academic and social development, forcing teachers to recover from the trauma quickly, and increasing mental health issues.
More than 187,000 students have been exposed to gun violence at school since Columbine (Democracy Dies In The Darkness, The Washington Post). School shootings are still rare but when one does happen it leaves the world a darker place, “changing the culture of education and how kids grow up” (Democracy Dies In The Darkness, The Washington Post). The parents of today's students did not have to worry about an armed intruders or lockdowns drills. They focused more on their studies and social lifes. …show more content…
“We found that homicidal school shootings led to lower test scores in Math and English tests. “Standardized test scores in Math and English went down by 4.9% and 2.9%, respectively, in affected schools” (After school shootings ,students fare poorly in Math, English). After an event like this, students are not going to be able to focus during tests or class because their are constanding having flashbacks, fearing of hearing the terrifying sound of a gun again. Researchers also have found the enrollment of 9th graders have gone down nearly 6% following a deadly homicidal shooting (After school shootings,students fare poorly in Math,
More than 187,000 students have been exposed to gun violence at school since Columbine (Democracy Dies In The Darkness, The Washington Post). School shootings are still rare but when one does happen it leaves the world a darker place, “changing the culture of education and how kids grow up” (Democracy Dies In The Darkness, The Washington Post). The parents of today's students did not have to worry about an armed intruders or lockdowns drills. They focused more on their studies and social lifes. …show more content…
“We found that homicidal school shootings led to lower test scores in Math and English tests. “Standardized test scores in Math and English went down by 4.9% and 2.9%, respectively, in affected schools” (After school shootings ,students fare poorly in Math, English). After an event like this, students are not going to be able to focus during tests or class because their are constanding having flashbacks, fearing of hearing the terrifying sound of a gun again. Researchers also have found the enrollment of 9th graders have gone down nearly 6% following a deadly homicidal shooting (After school shootings,students fare poorly in Math,