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How to keep students safe in school: 5 essential reads on school shootings in America

  • Written by Alvin Buyinza, Editorial and Outreach Assistant, The Conversation US
imageSo far in 2021, there have been over 200 school shootings.Scott Olson/Getty Images

School shootings in the U.S. are at an all-time high. So far in 2021 there have been 229 school shootings, according to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The most deadly occurred at Oxford High School in Michigan on Nov. 20 when four students were killed...

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