Q A Policing School Shootings
Early reports indicate that the Cleveland shooter, identified as 14-year-old Asa Coon, had a history of mental health problems. He spent time in juvenile detention centers and last year attempted suicide while in a mental health facility. Two days before the shooting he had been suspended from school for fighting, and students reported that he’d recently made numerous threats of violence. Should administrators have seen it coming? Have schools learned the lessons of Virginia Tech?...