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Many security changes were implemented across schools after the Columbine High School massacre. What are some of them, and are they still practiced 25 years later?
has there been a culture shift in this country around school safety since columbine? >> we have learned so much about how we can identify kids who are at risk and how to support them, to figure out exactly who does actually pose a threat, and to address that. >> reporter: rehema ellis, nbc news. coming up, the new health warning about fake botox. more people now hospitalized. and the video shocking animal lovers across the country. so what happened to the people who tried to take selfies with bear cubs? that's ahead. . breztri for my copd, i had bad days. [cough] flare-ups that could permanently damage my lungs. with breztri, things changed for me. breztri gave me better breathing. starting within 5 minutes, i noticed my lung function improved. it helped improve my symptoms, and breztri was even proven to reduce flare-ups,
>> it's happened again, a mass shooting at an american school. >> reporter: 12 students and one teacher killed, and the belief that children were safe inside school walls -- >> there was gunshots, and we all got down and we crawled out. >> reporter: forever shattered. >> anything you have in your pocket -- >> reporter: in the months that followed columbine, school administrators made drastic changes. >> at every entrance armed guards, metal detectors, surveillance cameras, two-way radios. >> here to the door, back out of the room. hands on your head. >> reporter: schools became training grounds for police, many of which had never been inside their schools. >> cops across the country are training in schools this summer. they need to know the layout of those schools. >> reporter: that summer nbc profiled something unheard of to most americans then -- an active shooter drill. >> help! >> this is a drill. the blood and wounds are not real, but the threat to american schools is genuine. and now education experts say getting ready for class means getting ready for terrible
violence. >> reporter: a student graduating this spring likely has participated in these drills every single year starting in kindergarten. researchers are still grappling with their impact. >> they're really scary. it decreases the sense of safety. >> reporter: studies show following the drills a 39% increase in depression and a 42 increase in stress and anxiety. in the wake of columbine, metal detector companies were overwhelmed with orders. >> we expect between now and the beginning of school next year to be a very busy period for us. >> reporter: while more research is needed, experts say there is little evidence these measures alone make schools safer. in fact, since columbine, we've had 404 school shootings. something that's become a fact of life for students today. >> every day i wake up scared. i want to go to school and just get my education. >> reporter: experts say for all the security at schools, we're still not doing enough to identify threats before it's too late.
students to gun violence. so far this year alone, there have been 120 reported mass shootings. that data coming from the gun violence archive. on saturday, us president joe biden issued a statement to mark the anniversary of columbine and condemn gun violence. in it, he said: but gun control is a highly polarizing issue in the us, many democrats advocate for stricter gun laws, while republicans tend to view gun ownership as a fundamental right. to take stock on gun violence prevention efforts in the us, i spoke to david hogg. he's a survivor of the parkland school shooting, and a co—founder of march for our lives — an organisation advocating for gun control legislation. great to have you here on bbc news. you say that you and people of your age are part
more than 20 others. the massacre is widely—regarded as the first major mass shooting at a us school in the modern era — marking a turning point for the country. on the eve of the anniversary, community members gathered in denver, colorado to remember the lives lost. candles flickered on 13 empty chairs — one for each of the victims — as short biographies were read out. after each, the crowd replied together "never forgotten." since columbine, gun violence in the united states has become increasingly severeboth in schools and in wider communities. according to data collected by the washington post, there have been more than 400 school shootings since 1999 — exposing more than 370,000 students to gun violence. so far this year alone, there have been 120 reported mass shootings — that data coming from the gun violence archive. on saturday, us presidentjoe biden issued a statement to mark the anniversary of columbine and condemn gun violence.
israeli hostages won't be released until that operation is complete. saturday marks twenty—five years since the 1999 mass shooting at columbine high school that killed 12 students and one teacher — and wounded more than 20 others. the massacre is widely—regarded as the first major mass shooting at a us school in the modern era — marking a turning point for the country. on the eve of the anniversary, community members gathered in denver, colorado to remember the lives lost. candles flickered on 13 empty chairs — one for each of the victims — as short biographies were read out. after each, the crowd replied together �*never forgotten.�* since columbine, gun violence in the united states has become increasingly severeboth in schools and in wider communities. according to data collected by the washington post, there have been more than 400 school shootings since 1999 — exposing more than 370,000 students to gun violence. so far this year alone, there have been 120 reported mass shootings — that data
another columbine or another parkland ? i think sometimes it can feel like there's a fine line between hope and delusion. with this issue, ultimately it's not hope that drives me it's righteous indignation in the understanding that there is no other high income countries in the world that deals with this level of gun violence for that there's no reason why we should accept this as being a daily reality in our country. whether that's a school shooting or an individual act of gun violence or even a gun suicide that represent two thirds of gun deaths in this country that i know are also preventable. we need to keep working until no person lives in fear of gun violence in their communities no matter that's in a school or their own neighbourhood. we have to keep working until nobody has a fear. david hogg, survivor of the parkland high school shooting and co—founder of march for our lives and president of leaders we deserve. looking to elect gun control
coming from the gun violence archive. on saturday, us presidentjoe biden issued a statement to mark the anniversary of columbine and condemn gun violence. in it he said quote... but gun control is a highly polarizing issue in the us.many democrats advocate for stricter gun laws, while republicans tend to view gun ownership as a fundamental right. krista hanley is a survivor of the columbine shooting and the cofounder of we are safer together a self—defence organisation. i spoke to her earlier about her experience that day and her personal journey since. thank you for being here with us today. what are your reflections as we mark 25 years now since the shooting that took place at your high school, at columbine high school? �* , ., school, at columbine high school? �*, ., ., , school? it's hard to believe it's 25 years _