Essay: Five years after Parkland, US school shootings haven’t stopped, and kill more people
In an article first published on The Conversation, criminologists DAVID RIEDMAN, JAMES DENSLEY and JILLIAN PETERSON, says while progress has been made in some areas, there is still much work to be done to ensure the safety and well-being of students and educators in US schools…
US churches call for action on guns in wake of school shooting
The National Council of Churches in the US has called on lawmakers to “shake off fear of the gun lobby” and act to ensure high-powered weapons are taken off the streets in the wake of Wednesday’s school shooting which has left 17 dead. In a statement, the council said they wept for the 17 lives […]
Seventeen people killed in US school shooting
At least 17 people have been killed in another school shooting in the US. The Broward Country Sheriff Scott Israel said there were 17 confirmed fatalities following a mass shooting at a school in Parkland, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale in Florida. At least 14 people were taken to nearby hospitals. Police, who responded to […]