There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings

By: Emily Greene-Colozzi, UMass Lowell, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: December 18, 2025

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Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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By Emily Greene-Colozzi, UMass Lowell

A group of college students braved the frigid New England weather on Dec. 13, 2025, to attend a late afternoon review session at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Eleven of those students were struck by gunfire when a shooter entered the lecture hall. Two didn’t survive.

Shortly after, a petition circulated calling for better security for Brown students, including ID-card entry to campus buildings and improved surveillance cameras. …

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