Fatal school shootings don’t just devastate communities emotionally—they also harm their economies, new research shows. People eat out less, avoid public spaces and generally spend less money after a tragedy strikes a local school. This has real economic consequences for neighborhoods that are already reeling.
School shootings leave lasting scars on local economies, research shows
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