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3 ways to prevent school shootings, based on research

  • Written by Beverly Kingston, Director and Senior Research Associate, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado Boulder
3 ways to prevent school shootings, based on researchSchool shootings are tragic, but parents, students and school staff can take steps to prevent them, researchers report.AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

In the months leading up to his 2012 attack that killed 26 people in Newtown, Connecticut, a 20-year-old man exhibited a cascade of concerning behaviors. He experienced worsening anorexia, depression and...

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