American classrooms increase safety measures due to school shootings

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  • Source: CNN
  • 09/22/2023
With the rising number of school shootings and a lack of meaningful legislation to curb gun violence, schools and parents are attempting to take safety into their own hands.

Gun violence has changed day-to-day life in and out of the classroom, with more time and resources being funneled into preparing for worst-case scenarios.

While some school districts invest in additional safety measures, such as easy-to-exit emergency windows, some parents are adding bulletproof backpacks to their children’s back-to-school shopping lists.

Please help put parents in charge of their child’s education by forwarding this article to other parents, family, friends and voters.

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