School safety can no longer be a hypothetical discussion. As of Feb. 17, 2026, there were at least six school shootings in the U.S. This includes four on college campuses and two on K12 groups, leaving five people dead and others injured, according to CNN's analysis of data from the Gun Violence Archive and Everytown […]

The game involves graduating seniors “assassinating” classmates within a set time by squirting them with water guns. It spread to high schools nationwide in the 2010s, fueled by TV shows, and has since grown more popular on social media.

There have been at least 57 shootings at K12 schools in 2025, not including the recent shooting in Minneapolis, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, which says of the 47 people shot in those prior incidents at least 15 were killed.