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OP-ED: We will not wait for the next school shooting

Andrew Sun and Alexander Denza January 24, 2024

Editor’s Note: The following is a student-written op-ed, signed by over 110 student leaders and meant to be published simultaneously across over 40 student newspapers. The breadth of this op-ed is...

Students and community activists marched in Tampa last year after the Feb. 14, 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The attack killed 17 people and gave rise to Floridaand#x2019;s school guardian law, which this year was changed to allow classroom teachers to be armed. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure into law.

SeaSquawks 10/24/19: How mass shootings affect UNCW students

Katelyn Vargas, Contributing Writer October 24, 2019

As I sit in class, my eyes wander to the small poster on the wall with the big red letters saying, “In case of an active shooter/attacker." The ways I would handle the situation start to run through...

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