Editing School shooting (section)

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{{Quote|Last day of the rest of my life<br>I wish I would've known,'cause I'd have kissed my mama goodbye.<br>I didn't tell her that I loved her and how much I care, or thank my pops for all the talks<br>and all the wisdom he shared.<br>Unaware, I just did what I always do,<br>everyday, the same routine before I skate off to school.<br>But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest;<br>Instead of taking a test,<br>I took two to the chest.|P.O.D., "Youth of the Nation"}}
A '''school shooting''' is an attack on an educational institution, most commonly a school or university, using one or more firearm.

[[File:REB_&_V.jpg|thumb|255x255px|Columbine shooters [[Eric Harris]] (left) and [[Dylan Klebold]] (right) on CCTV.|link=Special:FilePath/REB_&_V.jpg]]School shootings are especially common in the United States, but they can occur in other countries as well. It manifests as a student simply shooting a classmate or teacher in revenge to large scale bombings and/or [[Mass Shooting|mass shootings]].

The shooter(s) often commits suicide after they are finished with their attack, although some have surrendered to or been killed by police. Suicidal school shooters typically made martyrdom videos; typically explaining their act(s) and/or ranting about bullies.

[[File:Virginia Tech shooting Footage|thumb|250x250px|Seung-Hui Cho shoots up Virginia Tech - News|link=Special:FilePath/Virginia_Tech_shooting_Footage]]

School shootings have became much more common in the 21st Century.