By Raya Torres, Megan Tagami, Lauren Berny, et al., Image: Presley Shum screenshots, EdSource, May 10, 2022
Since the Columbine school shooting in 1999, more than 292,000 students have faced gun violence in their schools. As of April 2022, there have been 23 school shootings in the U.S. this year, according to Education Week’s school shooting tracker. With the recent introduction of California bills such as SB 906, requiring parents to disclose their possession of firearms at home, debates about whether states and schools are doing enough to keep their students and staff safe have only intensified. As California leads the nation in the number of mass shootings in the past 40 years, students, teachers and parents are seeking ways to ensure safety in schools.
We asked students who have survived a school shooting or shooting threats about how those experiences have impacted them.
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