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Essay On The Impact Of Social Media On School Shootings

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The last report of a school shooting was in Parkland Florida on February 14, 2018. Nikolas Cruz opened fire with an AR-15 killing 17 and injuring 14 other. Cruz was arrested with 17 charges of premeditated murder. The first recorded school bombing was May 18, 1927. Andrew Kehoe sets off two explosions at Bath Consolidated Schoolhouse Killing six adults, 38 children, and himself. The most well known school shooting was probably Columbine. Erick Harris, and Dylan Klebold kill 12 students, then shortly after kill themself. ` Social media is a big part of many people's life. There are many things that you could do on social media to get yourself in trouble. The last report of school school threat was April 24, 2018. Officers took a report of violence against the school on the Snapchat app. The agency did not provide additional details about the threat. Even our state senate, Maria Chappelle-Nadal …show more content…

teens occurred at the same time that social media became a bigger thing. In 2009, 58 percent of teenage girls used social media every day or nearly every day. In 2015 87 percent of teenage girls use social media every day or nearly every day. They were 14 percent more likely to be depressed than those who used social media less frequently. The suicide rate for 15 to 19-year-olds shot up between 2007 and 2015, increasing by 31 percent for boys. The same time social media became a big thing. To avoid social media violence you can always just try to ignore it or put your phone down. To avoid social media violence then don’t put your personal information on the internet for other people to see. You should never believe everything you read online. If someone puts that they’re 14 online doesn't mean that they’re actually 13. Don’t send private information to anyone because you don’t know if they are who they say they are. Don’t delete the messages because, if you do then you have less evidence to stop the person sending you the

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