Last month in Elmira, New York, a student who received a note threatening violence gave it to a teacher. Police later found the student in the school cafeteria carrying a duffel bag with bombs and a sawed-off shotgun with several rounds of ammunition. In the days following the Santana High School shooting, students across the country have reported more threats of violence. In Twentynine Palms, California, two days after the shootings in Santee, two students were arrested and weapons were confiscated after students who overheard them planning a shooting told authorities. Paramedics frantically rush a wounded student to an ambulance.
Troopers escort a young girl shackled in chains into a police car.
A terrified teenager breaks into sobs as she's reunited with her mother. There are millions of kids in school, but only very few school shootings. Despite the recent rash of deadly shootings, the most common form of violence students face in school is bullying. Too often, students stand by while bullies push and shove their classmates, call them names, and steal their personal belongings. We need to be more respectful of each other.