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How the arts can help children think about gun violence

When Black Boys Die, a gunplay written and directed by William Electric Black. Jonathan Slaff hide caption

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How the arts can help children think about gun violence

June 7, 2022 • The former Sesame Street writer is working with the NYPD to create a small pilot program on gun violence at an elementary school in East Harlem.

How the arts can help children think about gun violence

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Florida Approves Bill Allowing Classroom Teachers To Be Armed

Jaxon Creed puts an arm around Destiny Calero, a 2013 graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at a memorial honoring those killed during a mass shooting there in February 2018. Florida's legislature has passed a bill allowing teachers to be armed. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Florida Approves Bill Allowing Classroom Teachers To Be Armed

May 2, 2019 • It will be up to districts whether they want to allow teachers to be armed. Critics of the bill said it could make classrooms more dangerous to students.

The Two-Way

Gun-Trained Teacher Accidentally Shoots Gun In Calif. High School Classroom

March 14, 2018 • The teacher, a reserve police officer, discharged his firearm during a lesson. Debris fell from the ceiling, and no one was injured. The teacher has been placed on leave.

Georgia School Evacuated After Teacher Barricaded Himself In Classroom And Fired Gun

The main entrance to Dalton High School in Georgia. Police say a teacher who barricaded himself in a classroom and fired a shot has been taken into custody. Jeff Martin/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Georgia School Evacuated After Teacher Barricaded Himself In Classroom And Fired Gun

February 28, 2018 • No students were in the classroom when the teacher fired the weapon, and despite a chaotic lockdown, the only injury was a student who hurt her ankle running away.

Armored Backpacks, Volunteer Guards Among Responses To School Shootings

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Sgt. Craig Pusley stood guard Wednesday at Hughson Elementary School in Modesto, Calif. Ed Crisostomo/MCT /Landov hide caption

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Armored Backpacks, Volunteer Guards Among Responses To School Shootings

December 20, 2012 • The mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., has prompted a variety of responses. Along with reports about soaring sales of backpacks designed to protect against bullets, there's word of volunteers — such as one Marine in California — who are standing watch outside schools.