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title: "Survey: Gun violence becoming normalized for some Denver students"
description: "News: A survey being conducted at DSST Elevate Northeast and East High School shows a large number of kids are being exposed to gun violence."
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# [Survey: Gun violence becoming normalized for some Denver students](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/survey-gun-violence-becoming-normalized-for-some-denver-students)

 Written by [DSST Public Schools](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/author/dsst-public-schools) | 05/04/23

A survey being conducted at DSST Elevate Northeast and East High School shows a large number of kids are being exposed to gun violence.

The school’s survey showed 81% of students said they felt gun violence was normal, 72% said youth violence affected their learning and 64% said they were personally affected by gun violence.

So far, 47 students have been surveyed according to Jason McBride, Struggle of Love Foundation Secondary Violence Prevention Specialist.

 

Read the [full FOX 31 story here](https://kdvr.com/news/local/survey-gun-violence-becoming-normalized-for-some-denver-students/).

[View full post](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/survey-gun-violence-becoming-normalized-for-some-denver-students)

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