Teaching Gun Safety, Not Sides, in health education
By Sean Duke, Communications Officer, WA State School Directors’ Association
American School Board Journal, Vol. 213, No. 3, August 2026
Combatting gun violence requires a community-driven, collaborative approach to education and advocacy—one that demotes politics from the center of discussion and reframes the epidemic as a public health crisis. Helping guide schools through the process is Ceasefire Northwest, formerly known as Washington Ceasefire, a nonprofit that brings firearm injury prevention educators to schools throughout Washington and Oregon.
