Multiple schools across Connecticut and Long Island have faced threats this week. Advocates say the uptick in violent rhetoric is due to a broadening culture of gun violence — and the fear that comes with it.
In the last two weeks, schools in Bridgeport, Ansonia, Westport, Uniondale and West Babylon have all received threats of violence. All five incidents included online messages, and none were carried out.
Multiple incidents resulted in the arrest of a teenage student. Threats in Ansonia and Bridgeport resulted in delays, early dismissals and closures…