School shootings: Impacts on student achievement, enrollment

United States (JR) – Before the end of February 2018, dozens of students were killed or injured in school shootings in Kentuckyand Florida. The previous year, fatal shootings rocked campuses in Ohio, New Mexico, California and other states. As reporters rush to collect facts, they also try to put these events into context, focusing, for example, on questions about gun policies and how local communities are grappling with the sudden deaths of children, teachers and coaches. Long after news crews leave, though, the people who witnessed these tragedies will live with their consequences. Extensive research suggests that exposure…

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