Tag: gun violence

The National Student Walkout on March 14 and the Walkout on April 20, commemorating the Columbine shooting, were designed to raise awareness for gun violence experienced by United States youth. The March For Our Lives protests brought together a coalition of voices ranging from students in suburban/rural schools, who fear being the next victims of

In the wake of the rampage shooting of seventeen students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida this past February, both houses of the Florida legislature passed bipartisan legislation that raised the minimum age to purchase a gun to twenty-one and instituted a three-day waiting period for purchasing firearms. In addition to these

In response to recent rampage school shootings, the AJE Forum Editorial Board wished to engage in conversation regarding the impact these crimes have upon policy, curriculum, and pedagogy in K-12 education. In the coming weeks, the AJE Forum will post three essays exploring rampage school shootings from different perspectives. This week, Samantha Deane and I