Giving Compass' Take:

· According to Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Majority Leader, school shootings are an epidemic plaguing America but Congress can't do much about it. Governing Magazine discusses McConnell's comments and other movements for stricter gun laws and school safety.

· Has the media and normalization of violence contributed to school shootings? What approach can schools take to increase security? How can schools identify students at risk?

· Read about a new approach to preparing for school shootings.

In 2018, at least 26 students have died in five school shootings in America. Two of those deaths came in a shooting at Marshall County High School in Kentucky.

On Tuesday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he doesn't think Congress can do much to address the issue.

"I don't think at the federal level there's much that we can do other than appropriate funds," McConnell, R-Ky., told a group of community leaders in Danville.

McConnell's comments come in the wake of a national push to strengthen gun safety laws in America, and in the midst of a proposed property tax increase by Fayette County schools to boost school safety measures in the district.

Two students were killed in a shooting at Marshall County High School this January. Weeks later, after 14 students were killed in a shooting at a Florida High school, survivors of the shooting launched a campaign to reform the country's gun laws.

Read the full article about school shootings by Daniel Desrochers at Governing Magazine.