Includes glossary and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-221) and index.
Contents:
The university as battleground -- Columbine: the modern school shooting era -- Sandy Hook: redefining the possibilities of violence -- Parkland: new tragedy, new politics -- The future: student action shaping the debate. 'We should not have this in common' : Santa Fe and Parkland students react to shooting / 1966 : 'the time has come for action' / Niraj Chokshi and Audra D.S. Burch. University of Texas to reopen clock tower closed after suicides / by the New York Times -- 4 Kent State students killed by troops / John Kifner -- Virginia Tech shooting leaves 33 dead / Christine Hauser and Anahad O'Connor -- At Virginia Tech, remembering while moving on / Shaila Dewan and Ariel Sabar -- How many more warnings? / by The New York Times -- When the group is wise / Benedict Carey -- Columbine : the modern school shooting era -- Terror in Littleton : 2 students in Colorado School said to gun down as many as 23 and kill themselves in a siege / James Brooke -- In the new west, violence is real / Patricia Nelson Limerick -- The Columbine killers / David Brooks -- When Columbine is invoked, fears tend to overshadow facts / Clyde Haberman -- Columbine shocked the nation, now mass shootings are less surprising / Maggie Astor The Virginia shooter wanted fame, let's not give it to him / Zeynep Tufekci -- Sandy Hook : redefining the possibilities of violence -- Nation reels after gunman massacres 20 children at school in Connecticut / James Barron -- Children were all shot multiple times with a semiautomatic, officals say / James Barron -- 'Who would do this to our poor little babies' / Peter Applebome and Michael Wilson -- Nation's pain is renewed, and difficult questions are asked once more / William Glaberson -- After Sandy Hook, more than 400 people have been shot in over 200 school shootings / Jugal K. Patel -- Parkland : new tragedy, new politics -- As shots ring out, a student texts ; 'If I don't make it, I love you' / Audra D.S. B urch and Patricia Mazzei -- The names and faces of the Florida school shooting victims / Jess Bidgood, Amy Harmon, Mitch Smith and Maya Salam -- Reporting on a mass shooting, again / Alexandria Symonds and Raillan Brooks 'How did this happen?' : grief and fury after Florida shooting / Julie Turkewitz, Patricia Mazzei and Audra D.S. Burch -- For parents of shooting victims, a support network that keeps growing / Vivian Yee -- Scared but resilient, Stoneman Douglas students return to class / Jack Healy -- My teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas saved lives / Carson Abt -- In school shooting's painful aftermath, sheriff faces questions over police response / Alan Blinder, Patricia Mazzei and Richard A. Oppel, Jr. -- The things we know about school shooters / Erica Goode -- Tipster's warning to F.B.I. on Florida shooting suspect : "I know he's going to explode' / Richard A. Oppel Jr., Serge F. Kovaleski, Patricia Mazzei and Adam Goldman -- The boys are not all right / Michael Ian Black -- N.R.A. Chief, Wayne LaPierre, offers fierce defense of 2nd Amendment / Jeremy W. Peters -- Florida legislator's aide is fired after he calls Parkland students 'actorss Maggie Astor -- Trump finds unlikely culprit in school shootings : Obama discipline policies / Erica L. Green -- Should teachers carry guns? Are metal detectors helpful? What experts say / Anemona Hartocolis and Jacey Fortin -- Letting American kids die / David Leonhardt -- The future : student action shaping the debate -- A 'mass shooting generation' cries out for change / Audra D.S. Burch, Patricia Mazzei and Jack Healy -- National school walkout : thousands protest against gun violence across the U.S. / Vivian Yee and Alan Blinder -- Florida shooting survivor wants action : 'we're children, you guys are the adults' / Julie Turkewitz and Niraj Chokshi -- Don't let my classmates' deaths be in vain / Christine Yared -- Will America choose its children over guns? / by The New York Times -- As victims are mourned in Florida, a search for solace, and action / Audra D.S. Burch, Nich Madigan, Richard Fausset and Julie Turkewitz--s Parents and students plead with Trump : 'How many children have to get shot?' / Julie Hirschfeld Davis -- In wake of Florida massacre, gun control advocates look / Lisa W. Foderaro and Kristin Jussey -- Get our of Facebook and into the N.R.A.'s face / Thomas L. Friedman -- I interned for Senator Rubio, now I'm begging him to act on guns / Shana Rosenthal -- Dear National Rifle Association : we won't let you win. From, teenagers / Darcy Schleifstein, Zachary Dougherty and Sarah Emily Baum -- Florida students began with optimism, then they spoke to lawmakers / Julie Turkewitz -- Outspoken and precocious, Florida students struggle with loss when the cameras turn off / Jack Healy -- Major shootings let to tougher gun laws, but to what end? / Linda Qui and Justin Bank -- 'We should not have this in common' : Santa Fe and Parkland students react to shooting / Niraj Chokshi and Audra D.S. Burch.
Summary:
"In this collection of articles, readers will encounter the best of The New York Times's reporting on school shootings, including a survey of the history of school shootings in the United States and reflections on why they've become a political hot-button topic. Through these pieces, readers are exposed to the many sides of the debate that rages against a backdrop of senseless violence against young people and educators."-- From publisher's description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.