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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
imageSchool 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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