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Published Jan. 26, 2023
Naaz Modan Senior Reporter
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A child crosses police caution tape after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that
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DIVE BRIEF:

 * Educational institutions were the third most likely site of a targeted mass
   attack between 2016 and 2020, according to a five year study of 173 mass
   attacks published Wednesday by the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat
   Assessment Center.

 * Of the 173 mass attacks in those years that led to 513 fatalities, 13 took
   place at schools and universities, with three at elementary schools, seven at
   high schools, and three at higher education institutions.

 * Most of the attackers’ behaviors elicited concern from classmates and others
   around them. While many had a history of physically aggressive or
   intimidating behaviors, half were motivated by grievances like bullying and
   most used firearms. Furthermore, over half of the attackers experienced
   mental health symptoms including depression, psychotic symptoms and suicidal
   thoughts prior to or at the time of their attacks, according to the report.





DIVE INSIGHT:

The Secret Service report suggests schools and workplaces should consider
strategies for resolving interpersonal grievances, considering attackers in half
of the incidents were motivated by personal issues like bullying, ongoing feuds
with neighbors, or issues with family members.

Other strategies schools can adopt include:

 * Encouraging and facilitating bystander reporting and preparing to respond to
   such reports.
 * Focusing on early intervention through measures like mental health treatment
   and crisis intervention, which is the “key to prevention,” rather than
   waiting for direct and specific threats before taking action.
 * Keeping an eye out for students displaying an unusual interest in violent
   topics, especially past attackers.
 * Understanding the impact of violent and hateful rhetoric, such as toward a
   protected class, while still defending the constitutional right to free
   speech.
 * Paying attention to misogyny and domestic violence, which were displayed by
   nearly half of the attackers in all the mass attacks studied.
 * Monitoring online platforms, which may be utilized to share violent rhetoric
   and ideas.
 * Noticing individuals sharing final communications or acts, like calling
   people to say goodbye, writing suicide notes, and posting manifestos online.
 * Identifying and offering resources for students managing stressful life
   circumstances, experiencing mental health issues, or facing a personal
   crisis.

According to previous Secret Service reports, half of K-12 school attackers
between 2008 and 2017 displayed an unusual or concerning interest in violent
topics, including the Columbine High School shooting and Nazism.

The newest report comes on the heels of the most violent calendar year for
school shootings, with a total of 302 shooting incidents on school grounds
injuring and killing a total of 332 people on school property in 2022.

At least one of those was an act of mass violence that resulted in 21 deaths and
17 injuries on May 24 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. In the wake of
that massacre, and other acts of mass violence on school grounds such as the
2021 Oxford High School shooting in Michigan, school safety experts have been
critical of the lack of school safety and violence prevention measures leading
up to these incidents.

More recently, an incident in which a 6-year-old student shot and injured his
elementary school teacher in Newport News, Virginia, has drawn scrutiny. In that
case, teacher Abigail Zwerner’s lawyer alleged earlier this week that Richneck
Elementary School administrators received multiple warnings of a gun in the
student’s possession but failed to take appropriate action.

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