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MORNING HEADLINES | Gun violence on the nation’s school grounds has seen a notable uptick over the last four years, according to a review of data collected by the K-12 School Shooting Database.
According to the report, there were 116 school gun incidents involving brandishing or shooting weapons in 2020, but the numbers jumped dramatically in the years following – from 257 incidents nationally in 2021 to 349 in 2023. So far this year, there have been 326 incidents, the report said.
In a different metric across the nation since the beginning of this year, there have been 488 total mass shootings, which included those at schools, according to gunviolencearchive.org.
In South Carolina since Nov. 27, 20 people have been shot and killed across the state, including one in Charleston County. Another 15 were hurt in shootings, according to data collected through the City Paper’s weekly Gun Violence Tracker.
In The New York Times today, David Riedman, the founder of the K-12 database, said researchers define shootings at schools in many different ways, “but in any one of those measures, the trend line is up.”
The uptick in school gun violence re-entered the national conversation this week after the authorities said a 15-year-old student opened fire at a Christian school in Madison, Wis., on Monday, killing another student and a teacher, while injuring six others. And Dec. 14 was the twelfth anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., shooting that killed 20 students and six staffers at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
In other headlines:
CP NEWS: Combination bar, dog park now open in North Charleston. The Broken Leash opened over the weekend at 8811 Old University Blvd. in North Charleston. The space features two fenced-in areas for dogs to play off-leash, one for dogs under 25 pounds and one for larger dogs. Both areas are supervised by “rufferees” who will make sure everyone’s pooch gets along. The bar, dedicated to customers 21 and older, will serve a range of local craft beers and wines.
Fraternities, sororities at S.C. universities cited for hazing students. Five fraternities and sororities at the University of South Carolina and the College of Charleston were punished for hazing this fall, according to the universities’ state-mandated reports.
Charleston takes next step to build Johns Island fire station. Construction of a multi-million-dollar fire station on Johns Island is finally moving forward after years of talk as the City of Charleston approved a construction manager at risk contract during Tuesday night’s council meeting.
Charleston Waterkeeper uses seeds to repair Lowcountry oyster reef coastlines. Charleston Waterkeeper is participating in the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ “South Carolina Oyster Recycling and Enhancement” by harvesting marsh grass seeds to ensure healthy oyster reefs continue to exist along the Lowcountry shoreline.
Lowes Foods eyes 2025 opening for Maybank Highway location. The KJ’s Market at 3575 Maybank Highway is getting a facelift and upgrade as plans to turn the market into a Lowes Food is expected next year. KJ’s is one of the main food-shopping options on the island with the next-closest supermarket being a Food Lion 3 miles away.
Tanger Outlets expands hours for holiday shopping. Tanger Outlets Charleston has extended its hours and is offering daily deals to assist with holiday shopping in the Lowcountry.
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