Attacks on Educational Institutions

• 2022

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• Derrick Tin; Fadi Issa; Gregory Ciottone
PMID: 35388785DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x22000590

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This article looks at terrorist attacks on schools, colleges, and universities from 1970 to 2019. It describes how these places are often seen as easy targets with big impacts. The study found 4,520 attacks worldwide, causing many deaths and injuries. Most attacks happened in South Asia and the Middle East. Common attack methods included bombings and armed assaults. The article suggests that educational institutions should improve security measures to protect against such threats in the future.

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Focus Area: Violence

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Schools & Childcare Providers

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundle: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; Disaster Planning; Education; Retrospective Studies; Safety; Schools; Security Measures; Terrorism; Adolescent; Mass Casualty Incidents

Institutions: Harvard Medical School; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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