"We were able to confirm just 11 reported incidents, either directly with schools or through media reports. In 161 cases, schools or districts attested that no incident took place or couldn't confirm one. In at least four cases, we found, something did happen, but it didn't meet the government's parameters for a shooting. About a quarter of schools didn't respond to our inquiries."
""When we're talking about such an important and rare event, [this] amount of data error could be very meaningful," says Deborah Temkin, a researcher and program director at Child Trends. The Education Department, asked for comment on our reporting, noted that it relies on school districts to provide accurate information in the survey responses and says it will update some of these data later this fall. But, officials added, the department has no plans to republish the existing publication."
The U.S. Education Department reported that in the 2015-2016 school year nearly 240 schools reported at least one incident involving a school-related shooting. Follow-up inquiries to those schools over three months indicated that more than two-thirds of reported incidents did not occur or could not be confirmed. Only 11 incidents were confirmed through school or media reports. In 161 cases schools or districts attested that no incident took place or could not confirm one. In at least four cases events occurred but did not meet the government's definition of a shooting. About one-quarter of schools did not respond. The department relies on district-reported survey data and plans limited updates.
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