Lizzie Kaboski

Classes are in session for students across Lake County, and with a new school year comes the same safety concerns for students, parents, law enforcement, teachers and school administrators.

In a decade where gun violence in schools has reached an all-time high , schools have prioritized physical security, emergency response plans and other safety protocols in the event of a crisis. According to the K-12 School Shooting Database, there were 277 deaths related to gun violence in 2022 in schools throughout the country, the highest in a single year in the country's history. Most recently, two children were killed and 17 people were injured during a shooting Aug. 27 at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on the third day of school.

While conversations about sc

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