What Next | Daily News and Analysis - An Overlooked Tool to Stop School Shootings

A school with armed teachers and every door locked sounds a lot more like a prison than a nourishing educational environment. How does the discussion around school shootings change when you change your starting point from “how can we stop this?” to “what kind of world do we want to live in?” 

Guest: Ron Avi Astor, professor of public affairs, social work, and education at UCLA. 

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