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Trump on Latest School Shooting: ‘Get over it’

Steady • 27850 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. Former President Donald Trump's response to the latest school shooting was to 'get over it', sparking controversy.
  2. The issue of school shootings is a significant concern, with an increase in incidents and the need for stronger gun laws.
  3. Individuals can take action by advocating for stronger gun laws, engaging with elected officials, and participating in peaceful protests.

Global Media Award Finalist: Inside a month of America's school shootings

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 79 implied HN points • 25 Mar 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. The project highlighted the challenges of collecting data on school shootings and the personal stories affected by gun crimes.
  2. The collaboration between The Economist and David Riedman is shedding light on school swatting incidents.
  3. The success of the project demonstrated the effectiveness of combining video reporting, data journalism, and traditional reporting in storytelling.

Perry High School Shooting Follows the Same Patterns as Six Decades of Attacks

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 139 implied HN points • 05 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. Planned school attacks can occur before classes start when the school is open but not fully staffed or secured.
  2. School shootings often happen in common areas like cafeterias and hallways, not just in classrooms.
  3. Most school shootings are carried out by individuals with insider knowledge, such as current or former students who have experienced trauma and plan to die during the attack.
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Who fires a gun at a school? Data science provides eight archetypes of shooters

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 39 implied HN points • 13 May 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. Data science can create archetypes to understand different behaviors, like predicting customer preferences or identifying school shooter profiles.
  2. Using data analysis, it's possible to categorize and plan for different scenarios of school shooters based on past incidents.
  3. The first school shooter archetype is 'The Adolescent Insider,' comprising attributes like age, gender, victim count, typical outcomes, and likely circumstances.

Columbine influenced dozens of school shooters over the last 25 years

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 59 implied HN points • 04 Apr 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. Columbine shooting influenced dozens of school shooters over the past 25 years, impacting how police and schools work to prevent future attacks.
  2. The media's coverage of Columbine was criticized for focusing on incorrect narratives, leading to misconceptions about the shooters and the event.
  3. There were school shootings before Columbine, such as in 1989 and 1998, and the iconic trench coat-clad attacker from Columbine wasn't the first in school shooting history, demonstrating a pattern of planned attacks.

New school shooting dashboard created by Tableau's 'Data for Good' award winner

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 59 implied HN points • 22 Mar 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. New interactive data visualizations in the Tableau dashboard help users make data-driven decisions related to school safety. Visualization includes key metrics, trends, and insights on school shootings.
  2. The Information Lab collaborates in creating the data dashboard for free, enabling users to explore trends, incidents, community impact, and gun legislation related to school shootings.
  3. The dashboard offers a breakdown menu for filtering data points, visualizes trends, and provides comparisons for understanding school shooting incidents. For instance, it highlights correlations between state gun laws and rates of school shootings.

Guest Article: Translating the Uvalde DOJ report into plain language

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 79 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. The Department of Justice report on the Robb Elementary School shooting had 273 recommendations, with some challenging language that needed translating into plain terms.
  2. Key recommendations from Chapter 8 of the DOJ report highlight failures in emergency management preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.
  3. Professional emergency management, collaboration, and hiring experienced emergency managers are vital for effective incident management in communities and schools to prevent catastrophic outcomes.

Near Miss Reports: What schools can learn from the zero fatality goal in aviation

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 79 implied HN points • 16 Jan 24
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  1. Aviation emphasizes near-miss reporting to enhance safety by openly sharing incidents that almost caused harm.
  2. Schools can learn from aviation by implementing a similar culture of prioritizing safety and reporting near misses, as demonstrated in the case of a school shooting incident in South Dakota.
  3. Defining near misses in the context of school shootings involves factors like detailed plans, multiple weapons, excessive ammunition, gun malfunctions, and successful interventions.

Analyzing school shootings trends in 2023

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 79 implied HN points • 27 Dec 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. In 2023, there was a 12% increase in the total number of school shootings compared to 2022, with a focus on shootings happening more during afternoon classes, dismissal, and evening events.
  2. Handguns were the most commonly used weapon type in school shootings, even though debates often revolve around semi-automatic rifles. It's important to address both the most frequent handgun incidents and severe AR-style rifle incidents.
  3. The main driver of school shootings in 2023 was disputes escalating, constituting 67% of the increase in such incidents from 2022. Investments in school security need to consider these trends and focus on areas outside the school building, like parking lots.

Every shooting at a school in May 2024

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 19 implied HN points • 01 Jun 24
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  1. The number of school shooting incidents in May 2024 continues a rising trend over the last 3 years, but the increase from 2023 to 2024 is not exponential.
  2. The number of victims in May 2024 is higher compared to 2023 but notably lower than in 2022, when a tragic incident in Uvalde involved multiple fatalities and injuries.
  3. In May 2024, shootings often occurred at night and during school events like graduations, emphasizing the importance of proactive policing, as incidents frequently happened during unauthorized post-graduation parties on campus.

Monthly Wrap-up: Shootings at schools in January 2024

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 59 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
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  1. In January 2024, there were twenty-seven school shootings, including a planned mass casualty attack and averted attacks. Each incident provides insights for improving school safety.
  2. The school shooting at Perry High School in Iowa followed patterns seen in planned attacks over the last six decades. This incident prompted $75 million reallocation in Iowa for school security.
  3. Despite national media coverage of some school shootings, many incidents go unnoticed. Learning from each situation can help in preventing gun violence and enhancing school safety.

Thanksgiving Dinner Banter: Five facts on school shootings

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 59 implied HN points • 23 Nov 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. School shootings are a top safety concern for children, teens, college students, and parents, uniting them with a shared worry.
  2. The number of school shootings is increasing each year, with 2023 projected to be significantly higher than previous years.
  3. Gun-free school zones show a significant decrease in firearm crimes, indicating their effectiveness in promoting safety within school premises.

Finnish pre-teen has the same profile as US school shooters

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 19 implied HN points • 06 Apr 24
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  1. A Finnish 12-year-old school shooter showed similarities to US school shooter profiles, highlighting the commonality between different countries.
  2. Handguns are a significant challenge for school security due to their concealability and difficulty to detect, requiring extensive screening measures to prevent incidents.
  3. Prevention of school shootings involves limiting access to both handguns and rifles, as well as spotting warning signs early to intervene effectively and avoid crisis escalation.

US Government is 'not doing their homework' on gun violence at schools

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 39 implied HN points • 17 Nov 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. The US Government lacks a federal record of gun violence in schools, which is a major oversight.
  2. Rigorous databases like the K-12 School Shooting Database provide crucial information on school shootings, showing the importance of collecting data.
  3. Data collection efforts, like those of David Riedman, play a vital role in supporting policy briefings, research, and raising awareness about gun violence in schools.

Freakonomics Radio: School shootings are a causal chain of failures

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 19 implied HN points • 09 Nov 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. School shootings are a result of a chain of failures, where each failure contributes to the tragic outcome.
  2. Preventing school shootings involves breaking the chain of failures - intervening in warning signs and providing support to individuals in distress.
  3. There are fundamental problems in school security protocol, including the lack of a unified national plan and evidence-based strategies. Kindness and early intervention can be more effective in preventing violence.

Preventable: A year after the shooting at CVPA High, little has changed

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 19 implied HN points • 03 Nov 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. School shootings are often preventable with attention to warning signs and red flags.
  2. Institutions failed to act despite a mother's alarming call for help with her son possessing a gun, showing the need for effective intervention methods.
  3. School shootings can be viewed as public suicides, requiring awareness of warning signs to prevent such tragic events.

Every shooting at a school in March 2024

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 0 implied HN points • 01 Apr 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. Shootings at schools in March 2024 were more common during arrival/dismissal times, complicating security measures.
  2. There was a decrease in the number of school shooting incidents and victims in 2024 compared to previous years.
  3. Handguns were the most commonly used firearm type in school shootings, emphasizing the need to address teens carrying concealed handguns.

How many school shootings since Columbine?

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 0 implied HN points • 18 Apr 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. Each individual's interpretation of a term, like 'school shooting,' can significantly impact the reported numbers. Defining terms clearly is crucial for accurate understanding of statistics.
  2. How data is presented can greatly influence the story it tells. Metrics like mean, median, and mode can reveal different aspects of the same data set.
  3. Different criteria for categorizing school shootings, such as the number of victims or the presence of pre-planned intent, can lead to vastly different counts and implications.

Many School Shootings Are Also Terrorist Bombings

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 0 implied HN points • 27 May 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. Many school shootings are planned as both shootings and bombings, not just shootings.
  2. Labeling school shootings as terrorism can help prevent them by allowing the national security enterprise to study and respond to warning signs.
  3. The best solutions to prevent school shootings involve crisis intervention, threat assessment programs, and leveraging technology for quick response and safety.

School shootings are a gun violence problem, not a gender identity issue

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 0 implied HN points • 28 Mar 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. School shootings are primarily a gun violence problem, not a gender identity issue, as historical instances include both males and females carrying out such attacks.
  2. Female school shooters are rarer but have been involved in planned school shootings over the last 50 years, highlighting the need for comprehensive prevention strategies.
  3. The shooter in the recent Nashville incident was a 28-year-old woman, deviating from the typical profile of school shooters, who are usually current or former students in their teens or early 20s.

The Other School Shootings: Gun Violence at America’s Poorest Schools

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 0 implied HN points • 24 Jan 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics School Shootings
  1. Many school shootings happen at America's poorest schools, which receive little attention compared to high-profile incidents at suburban schools.
  2. Under-resourced schools with below-average performance and high proportions of Black and economically disadvantaged students are disproportionately affected by gun violence.
  3. There's a troubling lack of action and attention towards preventing school shootings in vulnerable, low-income schools, highlighting systemic issues and the need for broader societal change.