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10 ways schools, parents and communities can prevent school shootings now

  • Written by Elizabeth Englander, Professor of Psychology, and the Director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC), Bridgewater State University
10 ways schools, parents and communities can prevent school shootings nowWhile politicians debate control, local communities can act now to keep kids safer at school.AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

After a shooter killed 17 people at a Florida high school, many have expressed frustration at the political hand-wringing over gun control and calls for prayer.

As a parent, I understand the desire for practical responses to school...

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