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Schools

Poll: How Safe Do You Think Our Schools Are?

Should recent violence across the U.S. in schools make us look toward home?

Three students have died so far as a result of a peer-on-peer shooting rampage which occured in Ohio on Monday, Feb. 27.  The incident, one that is becoming all too familiar for American families, was a shock to the quiet town of Chardon.

Also this week, a 10 year-old girl in California died possibly as a result of an altercation with a classmate.  The two fought secretly, and then the 10 year-old died hours later from blunt force trauma. No one has been charged.  The autopsy is pending.

Should parents be concerned?

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