The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images The 2024-2025 academic year is still young, but already school shootings have loomed large in the national discourse. According to Education Week, there have been 9 incidents since July 31 that have resulted in 24 injuries and deaths. (That’s not even counting those killed or injured in the 2023-2024...
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Baby Dolls In Slings Are Tied To Statues In Paternity Leave Protest
FreshSplash/E+/Getty Images When I had my daughter, we were posted up a little bit longer in the hospital due to some birth complications. By the time we were discharged, my husband had to go back to work. Yes, that’s right. We had absolutely zero time together at home as a family because his paternity leave...
TikTok Star Offers Novel Solution To Gun Violence In America
— TikTok Among the perpeutally hot button issues in the United States is the subject of guns. While an majority of Americans are in favor of stricter gun laws, including universal background checks, there does not seem to be the political will to move forward with tightening regulations and restrictions on firearms. But TikTok star...
Study: Parents Who Teach Kids To Shoot Guns More Likely To Store Them Unlocked
— Gilbert Laurie/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images It’s no surprise that parents who own firearms might want to teach their children gun safety and proper handling — since 2020, firearm-related injuries have become the leading cause of death for children in the United States. However, a new study has shown that parents who teach children how...