from POWER POINT, winner of the 2025 National Press Women Communications Prize
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'Exclamation Point' skewers inadequate approaches to school safety, questioning generational divides and what effective protection looks like. The warning sign shape and erratic font (reminiscent of a ransom note) suggest the feeling of being held hostage, literally and figuratively, in a state of escalating and constant alarm.
From POWER POINT (Sheila-Na-Gig Editions, 2024).
The numbers behind America's school shooting epidemic — incidents, drills, and how the US compares to every other country.
School Shooting Incidents, US K-12 Schools — 2018–2023
Source: Everytown for Gun Safety, "Gunfire on School Grounds," 2024. Includes all instances of a gun being fired on K-12 school grounds.
Active Shooter Drills — Impact on Students
Source: NCES, "School Survey on Crime and Safety," 2019–20; Everytown, "Dangerous Drills," 2023. Since 2000, more than 74 million US children have participated in at least one active shooter drill.
Also on gun violence: Point Blank →