Giving Compass' Take:

· After the devastating Santa Fe High School news broke on May 18th, The 74 decided to track all gun-related injuries and deaths at schools throughout 2018.

· How will mass publication of these statistics affect the attitude of Americans towards school safety and gun regulation?

· Read more about the call for stricter gun regulation, not just additional school security.

At least eight people were killed May 18th after a gunman opened fire at a high school near Galveston, Texas, according to local law enforcement. Early reports noted an unconfirmed number of additional people injured, including a school resource officer.

Students were just starting their day at Santa Fe High School when gunfire erupted at about 7:45 a.m. in an art classroom, according to witness reports. The school went on lockdown at about 8 a.m., and the alleged shooter was arrested and taken into custody after Santa Fe Police and the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

In the aftermath of the shooting, at least 12 people were transported to local hospitals.

May 18th's shooting is the deadliest shooting on school grounds since the massacre in Parkland, Florida, on February 14 that left 17 people dead. It was also the third school shooting in eight days, following an attack in Illinois on Wednesday and one in Palmdale, California, on May 11. Neither resulted in fatalities.

Prior to May 18th’s attack, there had been at least 31 fatalities and 57 injuries from school shootings reported in 2018.

Read the full article about gun-related injuries and deaths at schools by Taylor Swaak at The 74.