How Thorough Planning Can Help Mitigate Risk at High School Sporting Events

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It’s Friday night and your high school’s biggest rival is headed to town. Twenty years ago, that would have been reason for excitement. Today these matchups are met with trepidation and a lot of planning by school administrators, coaches and local law enforcement.

There is good reason for this shift in attitude. Shootings at school sporting events are on the rise over the past decade, and school districts have been forced to take steps to mitigate the threat. According to the K-12 School Shooting Database, 171 shootings occurred at school sporting events between 2012 and 2022, leaving 22 people dead and 171 wounded.

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