Metal Detectors Are Not the Answer

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The Calama tragedy has triggered responses that, although understandable in their urgency, act on the visible surface of the problem without questioning its roots. The most widespread is the installation of metal detectors and the review of backpacks in schools. It is a measure that can generate a false sense of security and that has no effect on prevention. In the case of Calama, the accused published explicitly threatening content on social ne…