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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s no perfect school and some of the problems discussed here are overblown or not applicable [/quote]

Fearmongering is out of control 
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A school shooting is my greatest fear right now for my kids.  [/quote]

My kid in private school is the one who experienced a school shooting (not perpetrated by a student or anyone affiliated with the school) so…[/quote]

It's unfortunate that it can happen anywhere.  Statistically, it is still more likely to happen at a public school, though.  [/quote]

You're only looking at a single data point, though.  Statistically, school shootings are also much more likely to happen in the south. Also, "Suburban and rural, wealthier, and low minority schools had more suicides and school-targeted shootings, which had the highest fatalities per incident."  Here's a deep dive if you are truly concerned with using school shooting data to decide on placement:

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-455

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These are national statistics. The relevant numbers are local.  It’s pretty hard to argue in good faith that MCPS and local private schools have similar problems with guns and gun violence. All you need to do is compare the number of guns found in MCPS schools and shootings in MCPS schools over the past year or two and the statistics of local private schools (none). [/quote]

This has been explained repeatedly in this thread so you're just showing that your reading comprehension is as poor as your mathematical abilities.  THe vast majority of students are public school students (85%), so it's not surprising that more of everything (including shootings) occurs in private schools.[/quote]

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