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Our Cause
School
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Similarities in rural and small
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http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/sp2
002/similarities_of_school_shoot
ings.htm
Thousands of lives
have been lost to
shootings and other
gun violence.
Something needs to
change. Troubled
students go into
school everyday with
no one to talk to
about their issues.
Students should
always have someone
to discuss problems
and concerns with in
Bryan Lentine
Austin Moran


Recognizing and
Preventing School
shootings
Frostburg State University
Broddock Road
Frostburg, Maryland, 21532
www.frostburg.edu




Q&A
Become Part of the Solution!

Primary Causes

Unreliable relationships between
students and teachers
Guidance for students is not available
Fear of failure
Home life stress
Parental influence may be
inappropriate
Feeling of insecurity within the
confines of the school
67% of all mentally unstable students
were qualified as latchkey students
How can I, as an educator be
prepared? Educators are so
important in this fight against school
violence. Being trained in spotting
signs and symptoms of mental
illness is one way that educators can
be involved.

How should schools be preparing for
situations like this? Schools should
be practicing code blue and code
yellow drills monthly. Make sure
students and faculty know their
duties and roles if the situation does
arise.

What was the deadliest shooting the
US has seen? The shooting that took
place at Virginia Tech in 2007 had 33
fatalities and is considered to be
worst school shooting in the United
States.

Whats being done? Schools across
the United States are encouraging
their staff to become aware.
Relationships with students his
being considered more important.
Paired with evacuation drills, results
have been seen.



Potential Solutions

Communication between students and
teachers need to increase
Working on relationships between
problem students and guidance
counselors
Teachers need to be trained in
recognizing signs and symptoms of
mental instability in students.
Programs in schools that help
students with emotional and mental
issues.