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Knoxville school shooting serves as stark reminder of a familiar – but preventable – threat

  • Written by James Densley, Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
Knoxville school shooting serves as stark reminder of a familiar – but preventable – threatPeople hold a vigil for the victims of the Saugus High School shooting in Santa Clarita, California, in 2019. Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

With most U.S. students having learned virtually in 2020 because of the pandemic, the nation logged a record low for school shootings. There were just three deaths in a...

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