The risks of gun violence in schools were made tragically clear again in Georgia, where a teenager stands accused of shooting his way through his high school and killing two students and two teachers.In Pittsburgh in March 2023, it was a false alarm that a gunman was roaming one Catholic high school and then another that touched off frightening evacuations and a robust police response in the city. It also prompted the diocese to rethink what con…

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Gun violence is a leading cause of death for young people in America, and the possibility of shootings has influenced costly decision-making in school systems.

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Armed officers on campus could speed police response to gun violence. But there is scant research to support this strategy, and studies about racial bias raise other concerns about police in schools.

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Gun violence is a leading cause of death for young people in America, and the possibility of shootings has influenced costly decision-making in school systems as administrators juggle fear, duty, and dizzying statistics in efforts to keep schools safe from gun harm.

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A false alarm that a gunman was roaming one Catholic high school and then another in March 2023 touched off frightening evacuations and a robust police response in the city. It also prompted the diocese to rethink what constitutes a model learning environment. Months after hundreds of students were met by SWAT teams, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh began forming its own armed police force. Wendell Hissrich, a former career FBI unit chief, was…

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PITTSBURGH — A false alarm that a gunman was roaming one Catholic high school and then another in March 2023 touched off frightening evacuations and a robust police response in the city. It also prompted the diocese to rethink what constitutes a model learning environment. Months after hundreds of students were met by SWAT teams, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh began forming its own armed police force. Wendell Hissrich, a former safety direct…

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Fearing the Worst, Schools Deploy Armed Police To Thwart Gun Violence

PITTSBURGH — A false alarm that a gunman was roaming one Catholic high school and then another in March 2023 touched off frightening evacuations and a robust police response in the city. It also prompted the diocese to rethink what constitutes a model learning environment.  Months after hundreds of students were met by SWAT teams, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh began forming its own armed police force. Wendell Hissrich, a former safety direc…

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