With the school year beginning, it’s reasonable that the subject of school shootings will likely come up for discussion. Given that, its useful to keep some facts in mind as this discussion develops. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 50.7 million students will attend public elementary and secondary schools in 2018. About 3.1 […]
At 7:55 am on Tuesday March 20th a 17 year-old boy walked into the Great Mills High School in Lexington Park, Maryland and opened fire with a handgun. A male student and a female student were immediately shot. School Resource Officer (SRO) Blaine Gaskill responded in less than a minute firing at the shooter and […]
In light of the recent school shooting in Florida, the San Diego Union Tribune decided to examine the pros and cons of allowing school staff to be armed. They approached SDCGO for someone to write the pro Op Ed and I got the call. You can see the pro Op Ed here and the counterpoint […]