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Your comment seems to imply that parking lots around schools are somehow strategically positioned to prevent school shootings? I'm not from the US but I'm intri
by akk0 1y ago
Your comment seems to imply that parking lots around schools are somehow strategically positioned to prevent school shootings? I'm not from the US but I'm intrigued by how that would work.
- hedora 1y agoThey retrofitted fences in the last decade or so. The only break in the fence is usually near the administration office / pickup / dropoff zone, which is generally next to the parking lot. It doesn't actually prevent school shootings. There were 330 in the US last year; 349 in 2023. They're also adding cameras, weapons detection systems and "resources to address students’ emotional and mental well-being" https://www.k12dive.com/news/school-shootings-2024-near-record-high-2025-predictions/736590/ https://www.k12dive.com/news/school-shootings-2024-near-reco...