“School Shootings: Let’s Not Forget the Others”

Following the terrible school shooting in Ohio this week in which three students were killed and two others injured, the nation again tries to understand the tragedy of violence in schools. Our Florida member The Children’s Campaign has a meditation on the nature of school shootings in America and abroad, drawing from trends and recommendations from experts.

“Whether the cause is chronic bullying, social alienation, disruptive homes, access to lethal weapons or mental dysfunction, the sad reality is that law enforcement is called upon from the cell phones or urgent text messages of students during or immediately after these shootings. Home, school, and community-wide solutions are necessary to prevent them in the first place,” writes Roy Miller, president and founder of The Children’s Campaign. Read the whole piece online.