School Gun Violence
This work, which is being led by SURGE researchers, is exploring the numerous ways gun violence impacts school communities, including students, teachers, school leaders, and families. Current projects, publications, and relevant media are included below.
Current Projects
A Nationwide Case-Control Study of Firearm Violence Prevention Tactics and Policies in K-12 Schools, Branas C & Rajan S - This work is exploring the relationship between various policies, school security strategies and active shootings in K - 12 schools across the U.S.
Publications
Gun violence in K-12 schools in the United States: Moving towards a preventive (versus reactive) framework - Rajan S, Reeping P, Ladhani Z, Vasudevan L, Branas C, Preventive Medicine, 2022
State firearm laws, gun ownership, and K-12 school shootings: Implications for school safety - Reeping P, Klarevas L, Rajan S, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Heinze J, Zeoli A, Goyal M, Zimmerman M, Branas C, Journal of School Violence, 2022
K-12 School Shootings: Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Child Well-Being - Reeping P, Gobaud A, Branas C, Rajan S, Pediatric clinics of North America, 2021
Suicidality and Exposure to School-Based Violence Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Asian American and Pacific Islander Adolescents - Rajan S, Arora P, Cheng B, Khoo, O, Verdeli H, School Psychology Review (Special Issue: School Violence and School Safety), 2021
Arming Schoolteachers: What Do We Know? Where Do We Go From Here? - Rajan S and Branas C, American Journal of Public Health, 2018
School Shootings During 2013 - 2015 in the USA - Kalesan B, Lagast K, Villarreal A, Pino E, Fagan J, Galea S, Injury Prevention, 2017
Media
“Texas laws allow teachers to carry guns on school grounds with little regulation.” by Taylor Mooney, Lilia Luciano, and Justin Sherman, CBS, November 17, 2022
“Reimagining School Safety” Sonali Rajan speaks to the Digital Futures Institute, Teachers College, Columbia University, November 9, 2022
“In a single week in America, 4 communities confronted the aftermath of different school shootings. Then, shots rang out in another school.” by Christina Maxouris, CNN, November 4, 2022
“The Uvalde Shooting was Almost Six Months Ago. Here’s What You Need to Know About Gun Violence.” Teachers College Newsroom, October 12, 2022
“Trained, Armed and Ready. To Teach Kindergarten.” By Sarah Mervosh, New York Times, July 31, 2022
“Gun Violence a ‘Solvable Problem’, but Not a Quick Fix.” Interviewed by Cheryl Wills on NY1, May 26, 2022
“Why our response to school shootings is all wrong.” Los Angeles Times Op-Ed authored by Louis Klarevas, Sonali Rajan, and Charles Branas, May 25, 2022
“Guiding School Safety Strategies with Rigorous Scientific Research” Everytown Research and Policy’s “Safety in Numbers” Series, Post authored by Sonali Rajan, August 26, 2021
“As We Reimagine Schooling, Let’s Reimagine Gun Violence Prevention Too.” Hechinger Report Op-Ed authored by Sonali Rajan and Charles Branas, December 8, 2020
“Shots that Echo for a Lifetime” Newsroom, Teachers College, Columbia University - August 2019