The author states that &quot;School shootings are a modern phenomenon. There were scattered instances of gunmen or bombers attacking schools in the years before Barry Loukaitis, but they were lower profile.&quot; ...but that seems like a weak argument since &quot;lower profile&quot; can be arbitrary.<p>I went searching for the bombing I&#x27;d heard of in the 1800&#x27;s, and found this -- 1927, so might not be the one I was thinking of: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bath_School_disaster" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bath_School_disaster</a><p>But also accidentally found this which lists quite a few, (although some are just 1 on 1 violence):  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;southernoklahoma.com&#x2F;schoolshootings&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;southernoklahoma.com&#x2F;schoolshootings&#x2F;</a><p>...how much is the escalation (perception and cause) due to the 24 hours news cycle?