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School Shootings
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In the wake of last week’s shooting at a high school in Cleveland, Ohio Youth Radio correspondents from across the country weigh in about safety and violence in schools. Youth discuss their own safety, analyze the factors that contribute to school shootings, and suggest possible solutions to the problem. (October 17th on NPR’s On Point) |
 I Like to Think I Do Feel Safe at School
High School senior Tony Capone likes to think that he does feel safe at school, but then again...
School Safety
Teens from five cities across the county discuss whether or not they feel safe at school. In order of appearance: Amanda Newman from Atlanta, GA, David Bruenje from Portland, ME, Clive Baker from Silver Spring, MD, Carmen Wong from San Francisco, CA, Craig Stewart Garrison from Austin, TX, Christina Lugo from Portland, ME, and Bronson Blair from Atlanta GA.
Schools are Unhappy Places
Zoe from Austin, Texas is home schooled. She feels like schools are inherently unhappy places that ostracize students who are “different.”
Is My World More Dangerous
Three students discuss whether or not the world their parents grew up in was a safer place than the world that they’re growing up in. when their parents were children. In order of appearance: Melvin Berry from Berkeley, Elaina Amos from Oakland, and Oliver from Austin Texas.
10 Year Olds With Guns
Berkeley, CA resident Anthony Fossett says that guns are simply too easy to get a hold of...
Diversity is a Shelter
Niko Johnstone from Portland, ME talks about feeling safer in his high school because not everyone looks the same...
Unconventional Approaches to School Safety
Teens offer unlikely suggestions for preserving school safety...longer lunches and being nice. In order of appearance: David Bruenje and Christina Lugo from Portland, ME, and Oliver from Austin, TX.
Outcasts and Loners
School is an often inhospitable place for kids who don’t fit in. Three students discuss why they think outcasts and loners are so often driven to commit school shootings. Character needs to be ID’d by host. In order of appearance: Clive Baker from Silver Spring, MD, Bronson Blair from Atlanta GA, Zoe from Austin, TX.
Solutions to Shootings
Three bay area youth discuss potential solutions to end the school shooting epidemic. In order of appearance: Stacey Currie from Berkeley, CA, and Elaina Amos and Tony Capone from Oakland, CA.
Production Assistance from: Anna Flanagan, Libby Donavan, Olga Arias, Bronson Blair, Brianna Person, Emily Collins, Christophe Chahine, Lina Lee, Oliver Bradding, Ankitha Bharadwaj, and Quincy Mosby
Special Thanks to: Blunt Radio in Portland, Maine, the Latin American Youth Center in Washington, DC, Youth Spin in Austin, Texas, and to Youth Radio bureaus in Oakland, Atlanta, and Washington, DC for contributing to these reports.
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