School Psychologist Reacts to Tuesday School Shooting in Downtown St. Louis
"School shootings really are not an epidemic yet. But over the last couple of months, the uptick in shootings is happening due to not enough focus on prevention," says one local school psychologist.
Brian Sheble, a nationally certified school psychologist from St Louis, tells Patch he was not surprised by what happened in downtown St. Louis at the Stevens Institute of Business & Arts Tuesday afternoon when a man shot a financial aid adviser and then himself, as reported in Fox2 News. "The need for prevention at all costs is warranted. If our only focus in schools is on reacting, we will never take care of, or get ahead of, the problem." Sheble said most school shooters don't snap and become one overnight. He said industry analysis indicates many adolescents develop challenges with coping skills and low tolerance for frustration. Having been a teacher and counselor previously, Sheble said he is studying recent issues from a more …
Matt Frey
11:36 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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