Should Teachers Carry Guns? An Emergency Room Survey of Parents of Two New York Communities

The purpose of this study was to compare parents' perceptions of threats and solutions to school gun violence in two different communities. Parents of school-aged children visiting emergency rooms of two large trauma centers in Upstate New York (UNY) and New York City (NYC), between October 201...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-02, Vol.15 (2), p.e34962-e34962
Main Authors: Waseem, Muhammad, Morrissey, Kirsten, Nelsen, Ashley, Ata, Ashar, Asad, Hina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children & youth
Demographics
Education
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine
Firearms
Guardians
Hispanic Americans
Mass murders
Metal detectors
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Polls & surveys
School safety
School violence
Shootings
Trauma
Trauma centers
Violence
White people
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to compare parents' perceptions of threats and solutions to school gun violence in two different communities. Parents of school-aged children visiting emergency rooms of two large trauma centers in Upstate New York (UNY) and New York City (NYC), between October 2019 and December 2020, were surveyed (UNY: n=202, NYC: n=100). Responses were compared by site, firearm experience, and concern for school safety. Respondents from the two sites differed by sociodemographic characteristics. Of the 302 respondents, 64% feared a school shooting incident, but UNY respondents were less likely to report concern (46.5% vs 99%, p
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.34962