Mass Shooting Spree Comes at Terrifying Time for Schools On 5/4/21 at 6:23 AM EDT As children return to the classroom after a year of home learning due to the pandemic, schools will settle back into their old routines; timetables, extracurricular clubs, homework assignments, sports, and—of course—the morbid necessity of active shooter drills. The past year has also seen record gun sales in the U.S., increasing the access to firearms in the homes of many children. And research shows COVID lockdowns have wreaked an appalling toll on youth mental health. Read more Newsweek. It's no surprise that the pandemic coincided with a lull in school shooting incidents.