The author states that "School shootings are a modern phenomenon. There were scattered instances of gunmen or bombers attacking schools in the years before Barr

The author states that "School shootings are a modern phenomenon. There were scattered instances of gunmen or bombers attacking schools in the years before Barry Loukaitis, but they were lower profile." ...but that seems like a weak argument since "lower profile" can be arbitrary. I went searching for the bombing I'd heard of in the 1800's, and found this -- 1927, so might not be the one I was thinking of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_School_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_School_disaster But also accidentally found this which lists quite a few, (although some are just 1 on 1 violence): http://southernoklahoma.com/schoolshootings/ http://southernoklahoma.com/schoolshootings/ ...how much is the escalation (perception and cause) due to the 24 hours news cycle?