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40 por ciento de las armas en las escuelas de Miami-Dade se encontraron en los mismos 6 colegios: reporte

Reporte: En 6 escuelas de Miami se concentra el problema de armas de fuego
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Un extensivo estudio del Miami Herald sobre armas en las escuelas locales arrojó descubrimientos sorprendentes.

Examinando reportes sobre incidentes relacionados con armas en escuelas públicas de Miami-Dade desde 2009, el diario halló que cerca de la mitad de las armas confiscadas provinieron de las mismas seis escuelas.

Las escuelas intermedias (middle schools) Charles R. Drew y Carol City, y las escuelas superiores (high schools) Miami Carol City, Miami Central, Miami Northwestern y Norland tuvieron el 40 por ciento de las 70 armas halladas en las escuelas del distrito en los últimos cuatro años.

Sin embargo, a pesar de la alta tasa de armas de fuego encontradas en los colegios no se reportaron incidentes de tiroteos.

Lee el reporte completo del Miami Herald (en inglés), incluyendo datos de cómo se compara Dade con el resto del país.

Cuando ha habido tiros en las escuelas de Miami, estos suelen deberse a disparos accidentales.

En mayo, un estudiante de Redlands recibió un tiro en la pierna luego de que el arma de otro estudiante accidentalmente se disparara cuando dejó caer su mochila.

En noviembre de 2012, un adolescente murió en un autobús escolar cuando otro chico estaba presumiendo su arma de fuego a sus compañeros.

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