Lisa:
Interesting question.
I don't have an answer but do have a story to share. My daughter goes to a public charter school and I'm on the School Council. We had a recent meeting about school safety and how students feel reassured when police officers visit the school. And then we had a conversation about how not all students or staff have the same sense of reassurance and that, depending on adverse community experiences and racism, the presence of police in/at school is anxiety provoking. We decided not to address only school shootings, as relates to school safety, but to talk more about the variety and range of things that make students unsafe, in school, at home, and in the community. It was a good chance for all of us to consider sexual violence, racism, and also what happens in students, staff and schools when there are safety drills, and what might be happening for others when some kinds of danger are ignored or tolerated. Important conversations and discussions for us all to be having.
Cis