By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
AP-NORC Poll: Most believe schools have become less safe
But majority say schools aren't at fault for shootings
schools.jpg
In this Sept. 6, 2016, file photo, students at William Hackett Middle School have their bags checked and pass through metal detectors on the first day of school in Albany, N.Y. Twenty years after the Columbine High School shooting made practicing for armed intruders as routine as fire drills, many parents have only tepid confidence in the ability of schools to stop a gunman, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Mike Groll/file)
WASHINGTON — Twenty years after the Columbine High School shooting made practicing for armed intruders as routine as fire drills, many parents have only tepid confidence in the ability of schools to stop a gunman, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Sign up for the Herald's free e-newsletter