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School shootings trend toward rural, suburban schools
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Statistics show teachers may be at risk in all types of areas
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CNN's Eileen O'Connor reports on violence in schools
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April 22, 1999
Web posted at: 11:17 p.m. EDT (0317 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- While Justice Department figures show that teachers are more likely to be accosted in urban schools, the recent string of random, mass shootings have been in rural or suburban schools.
Medical Correspondent Eileen O'Connor takes a look at some of the possible reasons for this disparity.
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