«Students across the country are leading the national conversation
on gun violence in our schools,» Maloney said, adding «their voices should be heard.»
Not exact matches
Students, teachers and parents called for an increase
in mental health services and more
school counselors
on Monday night during a discussion of
gun violence held
in Delray Beach.
Local high
school students are planning several walkouts to demand that Congress cracks down
on gun violence in America, according to Cleveland 19 News, with similar demonstrations ongoing
in Columbus, Ohio, as well.
But this year's speech comes as the issue of
gun violence takes
on new urgency after one of the deadliest
school shootings
in U.S. history.
The measure comes more than a month after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School shooting
in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17, and
on the eve of the
gun violence — focused March for Our Lives.
On March 14, students at Lewis Middle
School in Allied Gardens joined hundreds of thousands of other students from across the country
in a walkout to protest
gun violence in schools following the death of 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High
School in Parkland, Florida one month earlier.
In the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced a vote
on the STOP
School Violence Act, a bill that doesn't address
guns but provides an annual $ 50 million grant to
schools for training programs and revamped reporting systems.
On Saturday, survivors of last month's school shooting in Parkland, Florida, met with high school students from Chicago to discuss gun violence and its effects on their communities, coming together to «share stories, ideologies, and pizza,» according to Parkland survivor and student activist Emma Gonzále
On Saturday, survivors of last month's
school shooting
in Parkland, Florida, met with high
school students from Chicago to discuss
gun violence and its effects
on their communities, coming together to «share stories, ideologies, and pizza,» according to Parkland survivor and student activist Emma Gonzále
on their communities, coming together to «share stories, ideologies, and pizza,» according to Parkland survivor and student activist Emma González.
Students of West Boca High
School staged a walkout Feb. 20, 2018, and left campus to march to Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High
School in the hopes of sending a message
on gun violence.
Even though the incident did not occur
on school property, the shooting confirms some of the fears about what could go wrong if teachers were to carry
guns in school — that the mere presence of more firearms would increase the risk of
gun violence.
As the community mourns, lawmakers
in Florida are responding with mixed ideas
on what to do to address the recurring issue of
gun violence in the state and the national trend of terrorists continually targeting
schools.
Washington (CNN)-
On the first Sunday after the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the Rev. Gary Hall of the Washington National Cathedral called on religious communities to take a stance against gun violenc
On the first Sunday after the
school shooting
in Newtown, Connecticut, the Rev. Gary Hall of the Washington National Cathedral called
on religious communities to take a stance against gun violenc
on religious communities to take a stance against
gun violence.
After the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary
School, more than 4,000 pastors signed
on to a letter initiated by 12 clergy
in Newtown calling for commonsense solutions to reduce
gun violence.
«As our nation collectively mourned the unthinkable act that occurred
on December 14th, the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
School signified a long - overdue wake - up call for our country to finally address the reality of
gun violence in our society.
In the wake of a high school shooting in Texas on Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an «open letter» to President Trump and members of Congress, writing in all - capital letters to «DO SOMETHING» about gun violenc
In the wake of a high
school shooting
in Texas on Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an «open letter» to President Trump and members of Congress, writing in all - capital letters to «DO SOMETHING» about gun violenc
in Texas
on Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an «open letter» to President Trump and members of Congress, writing
in all - capital letters to «DO SOMETHING» about gun violenc
in all - capital letters to «DO SOMETHING» about
gun violence.
Manhattan Democratic Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal introduced a bill that would outlaw all high
school shooting sports programs
in the state — including air rifle teams and archery clubs —
on the premise that they feed into a
gun and shooting culture that could lead to
violence.
Fed - up New Yorkers who can't join the March For Our Lives rally against
gun violence in Washington, D.C., next week can head to the Upper West Side
on March 24, where anti-
gun violence groups are inviting anyone who wants to support the Parkland, Fla.,
school shooting survivors to gather.
I am fighting for true equality for all; for equal pay and fair treatment at work, expanded voting rights, educational equity, criminal justice reform, freedom from
gun violence in our
schools and
on our streets, and health care for all Americans.
(New York, NY)-- A week and a half after the shooting at Marjory Douglas High
School in Parkland, Florida, a coalition of New York legislators and
gun violence prevention advocates today urged the State Senate and Assembly to promptly hold votes
on a bill sponsored by Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon that would empower family members and law enforcement to prevent
gun violence.
Outside of his office
in Kensington, they held signs with «Fire Faso» to show their anger of how the representative responded with recent talks
on gun violence and
school safety.
In Albany, lawmakers have been debating a variety of measures that seek to reduce gun violence or bolster school security, ranging from bans on bump stocks supported by Democrats and some Republicans to GOP - led efforts to expand school resource officers at schools in New Yor
In Albany, lawmakers have been debating a variety of measures that seek to reduce
gun violence or bolster
school security, ranging from bans
on bump stocks supported by Democrats and some Republicans to GOP - led efforts to expand
school resource officers at
schools in New Yor
in New York.
ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- The Democrat - controlled state Assembly
on Tuesday passed legislation aimed at reducing
gun violence in the state, a day after Republicans who control New York's Senate approved bills that focus
on school safety but don't address the
gun control issue.
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WBEN)- Across the nation
on Wednesday, thousands of students will partake
in a
school walkout
in response to
gun violence in America.
NEW ROCHELLE — Candidates for the New York State Senate District 37 met with high
school students
in Westchester County for a special forum
on gun violence on Monday night.
Shaker was one of more than a dozen
schools across the area that participated
in a walk - out last week as part of a push for action
on gun violence.
Rep. Paul Tonko held a two - hour townhall to discuss
gun violence and
school safety on Sunday at Shaker High School in L
school safety
on Sunday at Shaker High
School in L
School in Latham.
Inspired by students from the targeted Florida high
school, as many as 500,000 people are expected to rally against
gun violence and
in favor of stricter
gun laws
on March 24
in Washington, D.C., with sister marches taking place
in cities across the world.
«One of our most important findings is the lack of high - quality research
on this topic, especially
in relation to the major health impact
gun violence has had
in this country,» says co - author Eric Fleegler, MD, MPH, also of Boston Children's Division of Emergency Medicine and Harvard Medical
School.
They were asked what types of
guns they owned; reasons for ownership (protection, recreation, as collector's items); their attitudes
on gun policies, such as bans, arming teachers and
violence against the government; and the sources of
violence, ranging from God's absence
in public
schools to media
violence to insufficient mental health screening and background checks.
The Northwestern researchers used data from 1990 to 2013
on both
gun violence in U.S.
schools and economic metrics, including unemployment, to get some answers.
At one point, he appears
on television,
in the wake of the massacre of
school children and their teachers
in Newtown, Conn. «These neighborhoods are our neighborhoods,» he says, referring to the places that have been devastated by
gun violence.
They have to legally protect themselves from gambling especially with the crap going
on right now with
gun violence in schools.
We hosted monthly «learning sessions» with outside experts, and we held public convenings
on complex issues like 21st - century assessment, developing non-cognitive skills,
gun violence and
school safety, using big data
in education, etc..
Hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, and parents packed streets near the White House and the U.S. Capitol and marched
in cities around the globe
on Saturday to demand more - restrictive
gun laws and decry
gun violence, the latest
in a series of massive demonstrations sparked by the Parkland, Fla.,
school shooting that killed 17 people last month.
Carrying crosses emblazoned with photos and names of the city's victims of
gun violence, high
school senior D'Angelo McDade, front right, leads a march
in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood during a walkout to protest
gun violence,
on March 14.
In this EdCast, Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, reflects
on the Newtown shooting,
school violence,
gun control, and how, above all, we must continue to...
Protesters rally against
gun violence on the steps of the old Florida Capitol
in Tallahassee
on Feb. 21, the one week anniversary of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School.
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on Friday over reports that the EPA chief directed staff to approve sizable raises for two top aides even after the White House rejected their applications for pay increases.
Students from around the nation joined
in the walkout against
gun violence on the 19th anniversary of the shooting at Columbine High
School.
While students have been building a powerful and inspiring movement to end
gun violence in schools, PA lawmakers have been laying the groundwork to vote
on legislation that would militarize
school buildings and allow teachers to carry concealed weapons.
By Barney Blakeney The Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School in Florida has reinvigorated the conversation about
gun violence on a national scale.
It is one of 106 high
schools in the highest - needs category
on the new Student Equity Need Index, which ranks
schools based
on student demographics, the academic status of incoming students, and community indicators such as asthma and
gun violence.
Some politicians have incorrectly blamed
gun violence in schools on this federal guidance, and now DeVos is even closer to rescinding it.
On the anniversary of Freddie Gray's death and to commemorate the anniversary of the Columbine tragedy, more than 20 mostly Black and Brown - led youth organizations, representing thousands of youth of color from across the country, published a petition calling attention to their demands
in the ongoing debate around
school safety,
gun control and
violence against youth.
A wave of shootings
in the Irish Channel that may be connected to an attack
on a
school bus last month and another outbreak of
gun violence in the Central City area led to a joint operation of more than 40 officers being deployed to find the shooters and suppress the gunfire, authorities said this week.
The student protests over
gun violence during the past several months, including a huge rally
in Washington, D.C.,
in March, were organized by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School massacre
in Parkland, Florida,
on Feb. 14 that left 17 people dead, including 14 students and three staff members.
A gripping series —
in two parts — by This American Life took listeners inside Harper High
School on the South Side of Chicago and inside the world of students whose daily existence is shadowed by the specter of
gun violence and fears of getting jumped.
The
schools were determined based
on their ranking
on the equity index, which factors
in student demographics, the academic status of incoming students, and community indicators such as asthma and
gun violence.
Unfortunately, since the President of the United States decided to interject, repeatedly, this terrible idea into the national discourse, it has become a part of the debate
on what teachers ought to do
in the face of
gun violence in schools.
Washington, D.C. - area students and supporters protest against
gun violence with a lie -
in outside of the White House
on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, after 17 people were killed
in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School in Parkland, Fla., the previous week.