Gun Violence In Schools

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Arming teachers would make students feel safer, but would actually be safer? The article states “Here’s How to Prevent the Next School Shooting, Experts Say”, “ there’s a decent amount of research on what actually makes schools safer, and most of it doesn’t point to more guns.” And email sent by Shane Jimerson called “The eight-point plan” helped start the movement of a petition used to prevent gun violence in the United States that is being used by 200 universities. The petition has been signed by 2,300 students, “Don’t harden schools. Make them softer, by improving social and emotional health” states the article “Here’s How to Prevent the Next School Shooting, Experts Say” . Ron Avi Astor states, “If we’re really talking about prevention,

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