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Mississippi Databases
High Schools with Military Shooting Programs
Mississippi has 86 high schools with JROTC programs according to the four military branches. 40 of these schools have marksmanship programs, according to the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
Databases:
Mississippi's JROTC Programs
Mississippi's JROTC Marksmanship Programs
Mississippi has 10 Junior Shooting Programs, including Boy Scouts and 4-H, some accepting children as young as 8 years old.
Databases:
Mississippi's JROTC Programs
Mississippi's JROTC Marksmanship Programs
Mississippi has 10 Junior Shooting Programs, including Boy Scouts and 4-H, some accepting children as young as 8 years old.
Lead Contamination at National Guard Armories
The Oregonian newspaper examined lead contamination in the nation’s National Guard Armories. These ranges often double as community event centers that bring many youth, including those in JROTC marksmanship programs. Inspectors found lead in 424 armories, nearly 90 percent of the places for which results are available. In some states little or no data was reported.
See database of Lead Contamination at Mississippi's National Guard Armories.
See database of Lead Contamination at Mississippi's National Guard Armories.
Lead Contamination at Commercial Shooting Ranges
The issue of lead contamination in commercial gun ranges gained attention in 2014 when The Seattle Times published an investigation about the dangers. The Times focused on privately-owned ranges, many that have youth programs that allow JROTC, Boy Scouts, and 4-H to shoot.
The nation has an estimated 6,000 commercial indoor and outdoor gun ranges, but only 201 have been inspected in the past decade. Of those inspected, 86% violated at least one lead-related standard, the analysis found.
In 14 states, federal and state occupational agencies didn’t inspect a single commercial gun range from 2004 to 2013, an analysis of OSHA records found.
See the interactive US map showing numbers of inspections per state.
The nation has an estimated 6,000 commercial indoor and outdoor gun ranges, but only 201 have been inspected in the past decade. Of those inspected, 86% violated at least one lead-related standard, the analysis found.
In 14 states, federal and state occupational agencies didn’t inspect a single commercial gun range from 2004 to 2013, an analysis of OSHA records found.
See the interactive US map showing numbers of inspections per state.
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ASVAB Testing, 2015-16
During the 2015-2016 school year, a total of 18,599 students were tested in Mississippi. Of the 17,310 juniors and seniors that were tested, only 3.71% were tested under Option 8. The remaining juniors and seniors had their test results sent to recruiters without parental consent.
The 20 largest testing sessions assessed a total of 3,444 students. 154 sessions tested 10 students or fewer.
The ASVAB test was conducted in 283 schools across the state. 13 of these schools report that they made the test mandatory. Consequently, 804 students are confirmed to have been required to take the ASVAB; there may be more, judging from the numbers in some schools.
See Mississippi's database here.
The 20 largest testing sessions assessed a total of 3,444 students. 154 sessions tested 10 students or fewer.
The ASVAB test was conducted in 283 schools across the state. 13 of these schools report that they made the test mandatory. Consequently, 804 students are confirmed to have been required to take the ASVAB; there may be more, judging from the numbers in some schools.
See Mississippi's database here.
Sources:
Army JROTC: https://www.usarmyjrotc.com/JROTC_schools.html
Navy: http://www.njrotc.navy.mil/host_schools.html
Air Force JROTC: https://batchgeo.com/map/da1201fcd9ccf0afd8a00c847e01903e
Marines: http://www.mcjrotc.marines.mil/Schools/List/
HS Marksmanship Programs: https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=clubSearch
Contaminated Armories - The Oregonian: https://projects.oregonlive.com/armories/map/
Contaminated Commercial Ranges: http://projects.seattletimes.com/2014/loaded-with-lead/1/
ASVAB Testing: United States Military Entrance Processing Command; FOIA Office
Army JROTC: https://www.usarmyjrotc.com/JROTC_schools.html
Navy: http://www.njrotc.navy.mil/host_schools.html
Air Force JROTC: https://batchgeo.com/map/da1201fcd9ccf0afd8a00c847e01903e
Marines: http://www.mcjrotc.marines.mil/Schools/List/
HS Marksmanship Programs: https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=clubSearch
Contaminated Armories - The Oregonian: https://projects.oregonlive.com/armories/map/
Contaminated Commercial Ranges: http://projects.seattletimes.com/2014/loaded-with-lead/1/
ASVAB Testing: United States Military Entrance Processing Command; FOIA Office