2018 has already outpaced 2017 in K-12 school shooting deaths

[workinclasszero]

This year really has been worse so far.
By German [e-mail]@vox.com May 25, 2018, 12:10pm EDT


There’s been another school shooting. This time, a shooter at Noblesville West Middle School in Indiana reportedly injured two people. A suspect is in custody.

The incident comes just a week after the Santa Fe High School shooting in Texas, where 10 people were killed and 13 more were injured. And it comes the same year as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 were killed and another 17 were injured.

If it feels like these incidents are happening more often, it’s not just your imagination. According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, K-12 school shooting deaths and injuries are up in 2018 compared to 2017.

In all of 2017, there were 44 shootings in elementary and secondary schools, resulting in 25 deaths and 60 injuries.

https://www.vox.com/2018/5/25/17394338/school-shootings-noblesville-indiana

[JustAnotherGen]

1. And a few more weeks to go in NJ

Last day of school is June 22nd.

[gratuitous]

2. Tired of winning yet?

Summer break is coming up, and if we're going to continue to average a school shooting every week, we should stockpile a few shootings in advance. Otherwise, we'll have to step up the shootings in September and October to make up for it. God bless America.