There Have Been at Least 74 Shootings at Schools Since Newtown – continued from page 4
There have been at least 37 shootings on school grounds this year. Everytown identifies a school shooting as any instance in which a firearm was discharged within a school building or on school grounds, sourced to multiple news reports per incident. Therefore, the data isn‘t limited to mass shootings like Newtown—it includes assaults, homicides, suicides and even accidental shootings. Of the shootings, 35 took place at a college or university, while 39 took place in K- 12 schools.
Georgia has been site of the most incidents on Everytown‘s list, with 10 shootings reported. Nearly half of the incidents resulted in at least one death.
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Colleges Ready for the Unforeseen Disaster In light of the mass shooting near the University of California at Santa Barbara, officials from local colleges in New York said that they consider themselves prepared for such an event, should it ever arise. The State University of New York College at Oneonta has been conducting emergency simulations annually for several years, including simulated power failures, heat waves, suicides and terrorist acts. With the help of local police agencies, fire departments and other first responders, University Police lead the drills, which give participants practice in dealing with natural disasters and other dangerous scenarios, such as shootings.
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How to Identify Nonverbal Indicators of Violence Touching one‘s head. Clenching one‘s fists. Removing clothing. Keeping an eye out for these types of actions and stopping a student before a situation escalates will enable school staff to maintain a safe environment. These indicators should be examined together in relation to the circumstances under which they occur. A student who displays only one of these indicators may not become violent, but a person who displays numerous indicators should be closely monitored. There is no one cure-all or ―silver bullet‖ to prevent violence. However, recognizing warning signs and taking immediate and appropriate action to stop the behavior is an important step.
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Keeping College Students Safe, One Tip at a Time Protecting college students from active shooter events
on campus is only one way to keep them secure. Sometimes it‘s more mundane events that go unreported that cause students to feel unsafe. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) recently deployed LiveSafe mobile safety technology, a smartphone app which allows students to send in tips anonymously. LiveSafe, co-created by a Virginia Tech shooting victim, pushes out messages to students about extreme emergencies. In addition, students walking across campus at night can use LiveSafe to let friends know their route. If they suspect they‘re being followed along that route, they can instantly alert campus security about their whereabouts.
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Humboldt State Acknowledged for Sexual Violence Prevention Program
The U.S. Department of Justice‘s Office on Violence Against Women has recognized Humboldt State University for its sexual violence prevention program. Last October, the Office on Violence Against Women awarded HSU a $250,000 grant, which allowed the university‘s Sexual Assault Prevention Committee to create a comprehensive sexual violence and stalking prevention and response program, Times-Standard reports.
As a result, HSU has experienced an increase in reporting since the committee started doing its outreach.
Additionally, the campus runs another program, called CHECK-IT, a student-led sexual assault, dating violence and stalking prevention program that encourages students to step up and watch for sexual assault and/or report it.
Read more The Israeli Approach to School Security
There are a lot of ideas in the United States of what Israel is like.
With 20% of Israel‘s budget going to defense and security, and 80% of the nation‘s defense force being reservists, one can comfortably calculate that a significant portion of the public owns a firearm but don‘t routinely carry one.
I also thought that there were fences between the Jewish population and Arabs who are mainly of the Muslim faith. I learned quickly that Israel, much like the United States, is a melting pot. Jews, Muslims, along with Christians, Baha‘is, Druze and secular Israelis live and work side by side in this country of 7.7 million people.
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