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Recent shootings ignite concern in lockdown procedures

Recent shootings ignite concern in lockdown procedures

Emma VandenEinde, Copy Editor February 15, 2018

With another shooting event in Florida Monday Feb. 15,  Americans are re-evaluating the current safety measures in an effort to protect the community in case of an active shooter event. Now, no matter...

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Florida school shooting leaves 17 dead

Sonia Driskill, Copy Editor February 14, 2018

The 30th mass shooting of 2018 occurred in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14. 17 people were killed and over a dozen people were injured. Two of the deaths were at the hospital. Right before 3 p.m., the suspect,...

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Gun control saves lives

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief November 9, 2017

It’s 1999. Two teenaged boys open fire on Columbine High School: 13 people are killed, 24 are injured. Fast forward to 2007. Seung-Hui Cho opens fire on the Virginia Tech campus: 32 are killed, 23 are...

Police protocol prepares officers for school incidents

Police protocol prepares officers for school incidents

January 7, 2013

Police protocol for school shootings is safety first and is well planned before they approach the problem, according to a documentary on the Columbine shooting. According to The Huffington Post, the shooting...

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