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Does increased security make schools safer? More data is needed

Thursday marks the year anniversary of the Parkland shooting. Several lawmakers have suggested increasing security to combat the threat of future school shootings. WBFO's Nick Lippa spoke with Jeremy Finn, a professor in UB’s Graduate School of Education, who has studied the impact of school security.

Jeremy Finn, SUNY Distinguished Professor Graduate School of Education
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Finn talks about the need for more data in regards to the impact it has on school shootings. He does however, point out the data they do have cites students feel less safe with increased security.

Nick Lippa leads our Arts & Culture Coverage, and is also the lead reporter for the station's Mental Health Initiative, profiling the struggles and triumphs of those who battle mental health issues and the related stigma that can come from it.
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