It’s a reactive, fearful — and classically American — reflex to throw guns at every problem.
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Denver East High School dean says student who wounded him in shooting had been seen with gun before
In the weeks before the March 22 shooting, another student reported seeing Austin Lyle with a gun on campus
Posted inPolitics and Government
Falsely reporting an active shooter is on track to become a felony offense in Colorado
Senate Bill 249 comes in response to an increase in fake active shooter reports with about 40 so far in Colorado this year
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: We won’t end youth violence until we deal with the traumas that precede it
We need public policies that prioritize trauma recognition and resolution – before it explodes into a crime or implodes into suicide.
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Littwin: Tennessee GOP shows one way to respond to school shootings — by kicking out the protesters
Two Black Tennessee state representatives were expelled for not being sufficiently decorous while leading a protest for gun safety
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Crisis in schools has become dangerously normalized
Once again, traumatized educators are expected to heal traumatized children and rebuild a sense of stability and safety. We are exhausted.
Posted inEducation
Do school-based police officers make high schools safer? It depends on how you measure.
School violence has increased dramatically in recent years, but researchers aren’t clear on the difference police officers in classrooms make.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Littwin: Another school shooting, 3 kids and 3 adults killed by AR-15 gunfire, and a ban needs a closer look
A Washington Post series on AR-15s arrives on the day of the Nashville shooting. It should be required reading for Colorado lawmakers.
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Littwin: East High shootings leave people desperate for answers. Even wrong answers.
Columnist Mike Littwin writes that the East High shootings have left people desperate for answers — even wrong answers.
Posted inEducation
How 5 Colorado teachers are feeling about school safety and what they want done to make their classrooms safer
The Colorado Sun interviewed educators who were protesting at the state Capitol on Friday in the wake of a shooting at East High School in Denver