In the world's most heavily-armed country, can anything actually make schools safe from gun violence? Can police prevent school shootings? And why are officers stations in schools to begin with? To explore these tough questions, Emily attends a School Resource Officer training and sits down with a school safety expert.

Violence Week is a Silver Podcast Network production

Producer & Host: Emily Reeves

Engineer & Mix: Cory Choy, with assistance from Christian Cuciniello

Fact Checking: Nancy Gordon

Cover Art: Cole Witter

Our theme music was composed by Regan Sprenkle. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Tony Williams, Feyisayo Aluko, Liam O’Brien, and Sierra Fitch

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