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If you want to know how to stop school shootings, ask the Secret Service

  • Written by Jeff Daniels, Professor of Counseling, West Virginia University
The U.S. Secret Service released a study of school shootings in 2002.David Stuart Productions/Shutterstock.com

While President Donald Trump has not shied away from offering suggestions on how to prevent school shootings – including one controversial idea to arm teachers – what often gets overlooked in the conversation is research on the...

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