"Even as schools spend billions of dollars on security, the number of gun incidents at schools has only grown. The latest tragedy unfolded last week in Virginia, where the police said a first grader, just 6 years old, brought a gun from home and used it to seriously injure his teacher."

A basic tenet of policy analysis is to identify the problem. You must have reliable indicators to assess if your interventions are working.

The rising body count speaks volumes. #gun

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/us/school-shootings-security.html

How Schools Have Boosted Security as Shootings Become More Common

A new survey shows increased investments in safety measures over the past five years. Yet there are more campus gun incidents than ever.