School shootings prompted protests, debates about best ways to keep students safe: 5 essential reads

Several hours after the story appeared, I found myself working with the author to update it to include the shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida that took place that afternoon.
The shooting touched off unprecedented nationwide protests by students who called for greater gun control and worried aloud: “Am I next?”For scholars writing for The Conversation, the school shooting spurred some debate into what it takes to make a school safe. Not all of the scholars saw eye to eye. More...