School Shootings And Society

Published June 4, 2019 at 12:05 AM EDT

Demonstrators march through downtown during the "March for Our Lives" protest for gun legislation and school safety, Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Cincinnati.

Metal detectors. Police officers. See-through backpacks. Run. Hide. Fight.

These are all the precautions schools are taking to prevent shootings. However, a study found most parents believe schools are less safe today than in 1999.

Today on All Sides, how school shootings are changing the educational environment and society.

Guests:

Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
Randolph Roth, Professor of History and Sociology, Ohio State University
Nicolle Hetrick, Chardon High School Guidance Counselor

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