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School Mass Shootings in America

School Mass Shootings in America

Seungmug (Zech) Lee
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 10
ISBN13: 9781799801139|ISBN10: 1799801136|EISBN13: 9781799801146
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch005
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Seungmug (Zech) Lee. "School Mass Shootings in America." Handbook of Research on Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence, edited by Gordon A. Crews, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 75-84. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch005

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Seungmug (Zech) Lee. (2020). School Mass Shootings in America. In G. Crews (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence (pp. 75-84). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch005

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Seungmug (Zech) Lee. "School Mass Shootings in America." In Handbook of Research on Mass Shootings and Multiple Victim Violence, edited by Gordon A. Crews, 75-84. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0113-9.ch005

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Abstract

The killings at Columbine High School in 1999, Virginia Tech in 2007, the Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 are four dire examples of mass shootings in school settings by current or former students in the U.S. Schools—K-12 and college campuses—which have long been considered a sacred place for our children and young people receiving education. According to the data collected by the author, since 1999, school mass shootings (SMS) have increased steadily, causing higher casualty with more powerful weapons and planned schemes. School and campus security have become significant concerns. One big question to all Americans is, are our schools really safe enough to send our children to in order to learn and grow? This article presents preliminary research findings of SMS incidents based on 71 cases with the discussion.

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