Are Bulletproof Books the Answer to School Shootings?
Bill Crozier, a candidate for Oklahoma State School Superintendent, has a bizarre idea to make schools safer — he wants to make textbooks bulletproof.
According to WBIR.Com, Crozier and some colleagues videotaped themselves shooting several different textbooks with rifles and pistols. WBIR quotes Crozier as saying,
Both of the pistols were stopped about two thirds of the way through the book, and of course the rifle shot went all the away through, so there are some things that could be improved on.
One of the possible “improvements” Crozier suggests is having book cover made out of Kevlar.
What a waste of money that would be given how safe schools are even without bulletproof books. SchoolSecurity.Org, which tracks school violence, estimates the following non-suicide deaths from gunshots in schools,
| Year | Deaths |
| 2005-06 | 19 |
| 2004-05 | 26 |
| 2003-04 | 29 |
| 2002-03 | 5 |
| 2001-02 | 11 |
Sources:
Candidate says bulletproof books could save lives in school shootings. WBIR.Com, October 24, 2006.
School Deaths, School Shootings, And High-Profile Incidents Of School Violence. National School Safety and Security Services, Accessed: October 30, 2006.
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Nov 2nd, 2006
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