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Improving school climate, not just security, is key to violence prevention

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A student retrieves her belongings from Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, where a gunman opened fire on May 18 and killed 10 people. David J. Phillip/AP

School shootings like the one that took place in Santa Fe, Texas, on May 18 are often followed by calls for enhanced security measures.

But Santa Fe High School already had many of these...

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