What are the nationwide effects of school shootings?

Mrs . Clark

Jamison Foster

9B Summer School

June 23 , 2009

Nationwide Effects of School Shootings

American school system , public school system to be precise , has come to such disrepair that quality education has become almost impossible there . Public universities , on the other hand , have maintained their standards and many have excelled at par with the private universities However , the public sector schools and universities both share a common phenomenon : shootings . These shootings prove detrimental to the physical and psychological development of the children . Additionally , they cast a shadow

on the mental development of a child . The history of school shootings in the United States can be traced back to the 1960s when race relations reached a turning point . Extremist organizations disliked the desegregation of schools and the brainwashed some citizens to an extent that led to fatal shootings . The racial factor , however , still plays some role in the motivations of the killers (Newman , Fox , Roth , Mehta Harding , pp . 2-50

Aside from the huge outcry these killings create on the national level they have the following most outstanding impacts

Increased parental concerns over the security of their children

Questions about the mental condition of the youth

Debate on the gun control policies

Youth violence is common in the United States . Although school shootings are still quite a rare incidence , violence aimed at teenagers does not generate any big headlines or uproar . In the current year (2008-2009 12 children have lost their lives in school shootings (National School Safety and Security Services...