Columbine High School massacre

Writing school shootings are cruel.School shootings can happen out of nowhere and it’s scary for the the teachers and the students. The students will be terrified and don’t know how they will respond from they will be running across the classroom to hid and some will will be hiding under desks. School shooting are happening around the world and the kids will scared for days, grade school student will be scared because they won’t know how to act during it. It’s for any student in any school…

parents succumb to their son’s trickery. His mother claimed she had no indication of her son’s suicidal state, “The cruel behaviour that would define the end of his life showed me that he was a completely different person from the one I knew.” (My son Columbine shooter). Although Klebold's camouflage was successful in his case, his acquaintance Harris found more trouble…

Tragedies such as school shootings effect many people. Between families, the school districts, and the community, people are more concerned than they have ever been about safety in schools. According to an article from Tampa Bay Times, “at least 74 school shootings had occurred since December 2012.” With that number still growing; written by Bangor Daily News, who reported that since January 2013 there has been, “143 school shootings…which is an average of one a week since Sandy Hook.” This has…

the shooting as well as his development (Shooting at Sandy, 2014). Another shooter, David Carneal, the perpetrator of the Health High School shooting also had developmental shortcomings. Carneal suffered from alleged paranoia that caused him to cover windows and vents believing he was being watched (Kimmel & Mahler, 2003). This caused him to be a social pariah at school, unable to be social around his peers (Kimmel & Mahler, 2003). Following his trial, Carneal was diagnosed with paranoid…

over 200 school shootings in America? That is an average of nearly one shooting a week. To be specific about a school shooting there was an incident in Pittsburgh, Pa on December 17th, 2014. This school shooting occurred Sunnyside elementary school. School shootings like this one causes parents to worry about their children’s safety. Which in their defense is totally understandable. Another common question parents ask is, “how can they be more involved to help prevent gun violence in schools,…

Specific purpose: To increase awareness of the escalation and medias role of school shootings in the United States within recent years. Thesis: School shootings, and the medias portrayal of such events have had a negative impact on children and adults alike. However, there are documented characteristics and risk factors associated with persons identified as shooters that may indicate potential problems prior to an event. Introduction I. Attention Getter: Imagine it’s a nice spring day and…

mentally disturbed individual or a potential mass shooter is necessary. According to Salem police officer Sean Cooper, “The introduction of both mental health courses for students of all ages and more in depth evacuation and lockdown procedures in schools will further protect America’s youth.” Similarly, Officer Cooper also endorsed the bulletproofing, additions in security to public institutions, and advancements in pursuing legislation for background checks and purchasing restrictions. In…

School shootings can lead to other violence because of the sadness that was caused by the school shooting. People do not realize that school shootings do not only affect the students who attend that school, but school shootings affect others across America. There are many ways school shooting affect children. Many students may feel anxiety about the events that took place. A lot of people worry that a school shooting or similar events could happen in their school (Brantly 1). School shootings…

Imagine you’re back in high school. It’s time for lunch and everyone starts to gather in the cafeteria. You’re talking with your friends and having a good time. Suddenly you hear gunshots. Everyone around you starts screaming; people start to panic. Teachers are rushing kids to safety, and some are calling 911. You hear more gunshots, but this time they are much closer. You and your classmates start to flip over tables for cover; others run and hide in the kitchen. You hear one final gunshot.…

lead to various world-renown events, and one of the main events that humans result to within the general public is school shootings. School shootings are recurring events that are seen to bring out the “flaws” in civilization. Sociologist Glenn Muschert defines school attacks as, “rampage attacks where victims were specifically targeted or selected for symbolic reasons” (Muschert). School shootings can be prevented with thoughtful, thorough regulations of guns and psychological evaluations of…