Essay On School Shooting

School Shootings

There will never be a simple fix to any of these problems. It may take awhile for schools, parents, students, and government officials to find out what works out better for them. In the end it won’t be one person who comes up with a fix all solution, it will take many different ideas combined to come up with a good answer to stopping school violence, but it is something that must be done. This is the reason why many students are afraid to go to school and is so concerned about their safety. Many of these school shootings are happening in suburban areas where many people think it is safe but while the school districts are focusing on keeping the violates out of

city schools they forgot about the rest.
What made me want to research this topic was the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

An English teacher (Holly Van Tassel-Schuster) wheeled a 36-inch television in front of the classroom door at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as the building rushed into a lockdown--planning to push it onto the gunman if he tried to enter.Most of her students hid in a darkened closet trying to remain silent as they traded text messages with friends on other parts of the campus.Two students insisted on waiting in the room with Van Tassel-Schuster, holding every pair of scissors and sharp object they could gather as they waited out the attack.

The class didn't know if they would make it out of the building that day until a SWAT team member came into their classroom. The police identified the gunman as Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year old former pupil of the school expelled a year ago for disciplinary problems. He was described as a strange kid who liked guns. Unlike many mass shooters, Mr Cruz did not intend to die. He slipped out of the school by blending in with evacuating pupils. Police caught him in a nearby town soon after the shooting. (Blad, Evie. "A Florida City Forever Changed." Education Week, 28 Feb. 2018, p. 12. Academic OneFile

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Another tragedy that caught my attention was the one at Sandy Hook. The shooting left at least 26 people dead including 18 children on December 14, 2012. A gunman opened fire inside inside Sandy Hook Elementary School early Friday morning where his mother worked. The incident was the deadliest mass shooting at either a high school or grade school in U.S. history and the fourth-deadliest mass shooting by a single person in U.S history. Shooter, 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children between six and seven years old, as well as six adult staff members. Prior to driving to the school, he shot and killed his mother at their Newtown home. As first responders arrived at the scene, Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.A November 2013 report issued by the Connecticut State Attorney's office concluded that Lanza acted alone and planned his actions, but provided no indication why he did so, or why he targeted the school. A report issued by the Office of the Child Advocate in November 2014 said that Lanza had Asperger’s Syndrome and as a teenager suffered from depression and anxiety , but concluded that they had neither caused nor led to his murderous acts. ( "Police Outside
Sandy Hook Elementary School Following Shooting In Newtown, CT." UPI Photo Collection, 2012. Academic OneFile,)
The Florida tragedies were also some that marked America’s history of shootings and that also surprised me. On January 9, 2011, police were called to a fraternity house at Florida State University at 1:16 AM to respond to an accidental shooting report. A student was showing his rifle to friends when the rifle accidentally discharged. The bullet went through the chest of one student, killing her, and hit a second student in the wrist. Then on November 19th, 2014 in the same campus, a mentally ill former student went on a shooting rampage at the library, injuring three students, including one who is permanently paralyzed. Police responded within minutes, killing the shooter. Advocates against allowing firearms on college campuses point to the 2011 event, and others like it, as evidence enough that allowing firearms on a college campus is a bad policy. They argue that alcohol and youthful recklessness mix together to form a deadly combination that leads to tragedy. Advocates in favor of allowing firearms on college campuses point to the 2014 event, and others like it, as examples of situations that could have been ended faster if citizens were allowed to carry firearms on campus. ( Paradice, David. "AN ANALYSIS OF US SCHOOL SHOOTING DATA (1840-2015)." Education, vol. 138, no. 2, 2017, p. 135+. Academic OneFile,)
All of this made me start wondering why people are wanting to cause so much damage to innocent kids and their families. Research has shown that both adults and children who experience catastrophic events show a wide range of reactions. Some suffer only worries and bad memories that fade with emotional support and the passage of time. Others are more deeply affected and experience long-term problems. Research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
shows that some soldiers, survivors of criminal victimization, torture and other violence, and survivors of natural and man-made catastrophes suffer long-term effects from their experiences. Children who have witnessed violence in their families, schools, or communities are also vulnerable to serious long-term problems. Their emotional reactions, including fear, depression, withdrawal or anger, can occur immediately or some time after the tragic event. Youngsters who have experienced a catastrophic event often need support from parents and teachers to avoid long-term emotional harm. Most will recover in a short time, but the minority who develop PTSD or other persistent problems need treatment. ("HELPING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS COPE WITH VIOLENCE AND DISASTERS." National Institute of Mental Health Pamphlets, National Institute of Mental Health, 1999, p. 1. Academic OneFile, )
In addition to all of this, how can we help schools and students to handle these tragedies with more efficiency. To begin with officers should provide the easiest training, thereby increasing students abilities to recall instructions and react appropriately. Training should remain as consistent as possible with human instinct, which people usually rely on when under pressure. Most individuals react instinctively to surprise gunfire. Therefore, law enforcement agencies should train students and school staff members how to respond when they hear gunfire without receiving a previous warning signal. Several students have been shot at high schools. Gunmen are holding hostages.No law enforcement agency ever wants to receive this kind of call. However, in the emergence of recent school shootings, law enforcement agencies should have a tested emergency response plan to handle such situations. A warning system using an audible mechanism such as a bell, horn, or intercom system which can signal when a school receives a
shows that some soldiers, survivors of criminal victimization, torture and other violence, and survivors of natural and man-made catastrophes suffer long-term effects from their experiences. Children who have witnessed violence in their families, schools, or communities are also vulnerable to serious long-term problems. Their emotional reactions, including fear, depression, withdrawal or anger, can occur immediately or some time after the tragic event. Youngsters who have experienced a catastrophic event often need support from parents and teachers to avoid long-term emotional harm. Most will recover in a short time, but the minority who develop PTSD or other persistent problems need treatment. ("HELPING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS COPE WITH VIOLENCE AND DISASTERS." National Institute of Mental Health Pamphlets, National Institute of Mental Health, 1999, p. 1. Academic OneFile, )
In addition to all of this, how can we help schools and students to handle these tragedies with more efficiency. To begin with officers should provide the easiest training, thereby increasing students abilities to recall instructions and react appropriately. Training should remain as consistent as possible with human instinct, which people usually rely on when under pressure. Most individuals react instinctively to surprise gunfire. Therefore, law enforcement agencies should train students and school staff members how to respond when they hear gunfire without receiving a previous warning signal. Several students have been shot at high schools. Gunmen are holding hostages.No law enforcement agency ever wants to receive this kind of call. However, in the emergence of recent school shootings, law enforcement agencies should have a tested emergency response plan to handle such situations. A warning system using an audible mechanism such as a bell, horn, or intercom system which can signal when a school receives a