Since the Parkland, Florida school shooting on Valentine’s Day, schools around the nation have reported a significant rise in school shooting threats. It appears that no state has been spared from the potential of violence that has devastated the field of education in the United States.
California leads the nation in the list of schools that have received the most threats. The state of Pennsylvania is second, New York is third, Florida comes in fourth, and Illinois ranks fifth.
According to a report by the Philly Voice, The Keystone State has been plagued with school shooting threats. Authorities are investigating about 90 potential threats across the state, and the city of Philadelphia’s Roman Catholic High School in Center City has become one of the latest targets.
Students, their parents and teachers are ill at ease about the situation, praying they don’t ever see another Parkland, Florida massacre. At least 17 people were shot and killed in the attack on the high school by the 17-year-old gunman Nikolas Cruz. He used an AR-15 rifle.
Pennsylvania authorities are baffled by the high number of potential threats to schools across the state made in recent days. It’s become quite extreme and not something Pennsylvania has ever dealt with before.
West Oak Lane Middle School in North Philadelphia was another educational facility where the threat of a school shooting could occur. The school went on lockdown, and police later found a toy gun on the premises.
In addition, the Central York School District had canceled classes there for three straight days because direct threats had allegedly been made, and people are on edge. Authorities continue trying to apprehend the perpetrator.
President Donald Trump would like to see specially trained teachers armed to defend their schools against potential mass shootings. Trump said he would devote federal money to training these teachers who are adept with guns and also offer them a bit of a bonus.
The president’s concept has fallen flat as most teachers and staff have come out against his proposal that is backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA).
