Leakage and the Injustice Collectors - March, 2024
In anticipation of the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, emergency managers supporting K12 school districts across the U.S. need to turn their steady-state vigilance into action.
On April 29, 1999, a paradigm shift occurred in mass shootings in America. Twelve students and one teacher were killed at that school in Colorado. In addition, 24 people were injured.1 While there were sporadic shooting incidents at K12 schools prior to Columbine – including ones where the motivation was either unknown or unspecific in their targets – this was the first mass shooting shown on live television.2 This is the pivotal incident where law enforcement started to change tactics away from hostage situations to a new paradigm called an ‘active shooter’.3
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