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.
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American classrooms increase safety measures due to school shootings
- by: Annette Choi, Tal Yellin, Selwyn Rocha and Curt Merrill
- 2023-09-22
- Source:
CNN
- 09/22/2023
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