First National Student Safety & Security Conference
11/29 - 11/30 Las Vegas, NV
.....The U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Dept. of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools Program comprehensively assessed over 25 years of school shooting and incidents.
Key findings of the final report:
* Incidents of targeted violence at school rarely are sudden, impulsive acts.
* Prior to most incidents, other people knew about the attacker's idea and/or
plan of attack
* Most attackers did not threaten their targets directly prior to advancing the attack
* There is no accurate or useful profile of students who engaged in targeted school violence
* Most attackers engaged in some behavior prior to the incident that caused others concern or indicated a need for help
* Many attackers felt bullied, persecuted, or injured by others prior to the attack
* Most attackers had difficulty coping with significant losses or personal failures. Moreover, many had considered or attempted suicide.
* Most attackers had access to and had used weapons prior to the attack
* In many cases, other students were involved in some capacity
* Despite prompt law enforcement responses, most shooting incidents were stopped by means other than law enforcement intervention.
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