No, there have not been 18 school shootings so far in 2018
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/no-there-have-not-been-18-school-shootings-so-far-in-2018/article/2649183
...this is a MUST READ for any and all interested in how the Fake News folks are trying to have a detrimental influence on logical thinking based on facts rather than emotion based on lies.

Liberals are like a "Slinky". Totally useless, but somehow ya can't help but smile when you see one tumble down a flight of stairs!