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'I won't tell my kids they're safe' - Bay Area schools mourn following mass shooting at elementary school in Uvalde, Texas

May 26, 2022 View Original Article
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    -80% Very Liberal

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    -37% Negative

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49% : One day after an 18-year-old shot and killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in the predominately Latino town of Uvalde, Texas, and just days before the the start of summer break, shockwaves rippled across the Bay Area's school communities -- simultaneously illuminating concern over heightened security, mental health needs of students and teachers, and national gun laws.
49% : In the wake of the shooting Bay Area school officials and law enforcement ramped up security at some school campuses.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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