Red flags before school shootings: What students and teachers can look for to help prevent violence
5 days, 17 hours ago

Red flags before school shootings: What students and teachers can look for to help prevent violence

CNN  

CNN — To help avert potential school violence, students and staff need to know certain warning signs – and feel comfortable reporting them. But “the general public, they really don’t know what to look for,” said former FBI special agent and profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole, who has studied school shootings for more than 20 years. Make sure students can report concerns anonymously “Educate the students and the faculty to what the red-flag behaviors are … and make it so that students can call in on a confidential line,” O’Toole said. “While we need students and school staff to report, we also need more parent engagement at home and also need them to reach out when their child is struggling.” ‘Students, quite honestly, are our biggest eyes and ears’ To maximize school safety, anyone who sees a warning sign should report it, O’Toole said. Nothing to see here.’” Reeves said students are often in the best position to notice red flags – whether those clues are on social media, in the classroom or outside of school.

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US school shooter brought 2 guns, in touch with man plotting fresh attack: Report
4 days, 17 hours ago

US school shooter brought 2 guns, in touch with man plotting fresh attack: Report

India Today  

The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California whom authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents that became public on Wednesday. Police were still investigating why the 15-year-old student at Abundant …

Live updates: Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison, Wisconsin
54 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison, Wisconsin

CNN  

To help thwart potential school violence, students and staff need to beware of certain warning signs – and feel comfortable reporting them. But “the general public, they really don’t know what to look for,” said former FBI special agent and profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole, who has studied school shootings for more than 20 years. “We’re still seeing significant changes, but …

December 17, 2024, Madison, Wisconsin, school shooting news
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54 years, 11 months ago

December 17, 2024, Madison, Wisconsin, school shooting news

CNN  

To help thwart potential school violence, students and staff need to beware of certain warning signs – and feel comfortable reporting them. But “the general public, they really don’t know what to look for,” said former FBI special agent and profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole, who has studied school shootings for more than 20 years. “We’re still seeing significant changes, but …

What we know about the school shooting that left 2 people dead at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin
1 week ago

What we know about the school shooting that left 2 people dead at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin

CNN  

CNN — Police are investigating why a teenage girl brought a handgun to her small Christian school in Wisconsin and opened fire, killing two people and wounding several others a week before Christmas. Evidence suggests the shooter, who also went by the name “Samantha,” died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Police Chief Shon Barnes said. The shooter did not appear …

What we know about the school shooting that left 2 people dead at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin
1 week ago

What we know about the school shooting that left 2 people dead at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin

CNN  

CNN — Police are investigating why a teenage girl brought a handgun to her small Christian school in Wisconsin and opened fire, killing two people and wounding several others a week before Christmas. Evidence suggests the shooter, who also went by the name “Samantha,” died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Police Chief Shon Barnes said. The shooter did not appear …

Belgian teen arrested for threatening school shootings in Breda
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4 weeks ago

Belgian teen arrested for threatening school shootings in Breda

NL Times  

A Belgian minor was arrested early Monday morning for allegedly threatening school shootings in Breda, Netherlands. The threats, which emerged Sunday afternoon, specifically mentioned three Breda schools: Onze Lieve Vrouwelyceum, Newman College, and Mencia de Mendoza Lyceum. A source close to the investigation described the situation to De Telegraaf as “the tip of the iceberg.” In addition to Breda, similar …

Police investigating shooting threats targeting several Amsterdam secondary schools
1 month, 1 week ago

Police investigating shooting threats targeting several Amsterdam secondary schools

NL Times  

The police are investigating social media posts threatening shootings at several secondary schools in Amsterdam, mainly in the West and Nieuw-West districts, on Wednesday. Two posts circulating on Snapchat and other social media platforms include texts like “shootings tomorrow in schools West” and “everyone is going to die.” The posts first appeared on Tuesday evening. “We find it unfortunate and …

School gun deaths reach 48 this year as grim total surpasses 2023 with months to go
2 months, 1 week ago

School gun deaths reach 48 this year as grim total surpasses 2023 with months to go

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The number of gun violence incidents on school grounds in 2024 so far has …

Schools are being bombarded with hoax shooting threats - and the semester has just begun
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Schools are being bombarded with hoax shooting threats - and the semester has just begun

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the wake of the Apalachee …

When threats of violence at school flare up, parents in America face ‘an impossible situation’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

When threats of violence at school flare up, parents in America face ‘an impossible situation’

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN granted anonymity to sources in this story at their request to protect them, their families and their children’s schools from further threats. Similarly, in the first three weeks of this academic year, 282 bogus written threats to kill or shoot up a school were recorded in Florida’s Volusia County, said its sheriff, who issued a warning to …

Fewer LAUSD students feel safe at school amid rising fights, physical aggression on campus
3 months, 1 week ago

Fewer LAUSD students feel safe at school amid rising fights, physical aggression on campus

LA Times  

Police cars outside a school during a lockdown because of a reported threat in the Sunland-Tujunga area in a file photo. Newly released data show that fights and other types of physical aggression among L.A. Unified students are rising as the percentage of middle and high school students who said in a survey that they feel safe on campus continues …

Six years after Parkland, a Florida sheriff on rethinking school shooting prevention
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Six years after Parkland, a Florida sheriff on rethinking school shooting prevention

NPR  

Six years after Parkland, a Florida sheriff on rethinking school shooting prevention A Georgia 14-year-old has been charged with four counts of murder after a fatal shooting at his high school. This has raised a spotlight on how authorities investigate online threats to schools, which is an issue Pinellas County, Fla., Sheriff Bob Gualtieri knows all too well. In the …

Opinion: It’s been 25 years since Columbine. This is what we’re still getting wrong about school shootings
8 months ago

Opinion: It’s been 25 years since Columbine. This is what we’re still getting wrong about school shootings

LA Times  

A boy looks through the fence at Columbine High School where 13 roses were placed in remembrance of the 13 people killed by two gun wielding students at the school on April 20, 1999. And data my colleagues and I are gathering show that there have been nearly 350 intentional school shootings in K-12 public schools since 2015, meaning these …

Anonymous tips work to prevent school shootings and suicides, new study finds
11 months ago

Anonymous tips work to prevent school shootings and suicides, new study finds

CNN  

Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, help is available. Researchers studied data from the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, operated by the violence prevention group Sandy Hook Promise, which includes an around-the-clock crisis center staffed by trained counselors who review tips submitted by phone and online and notify appropriate responders. In a review …

1 student dead, 5 injured in US' Iowa after teenager opens fire at high school; kills self
11 months, 2 weeks ago

1 student dead, 5 injured in US' Iowa after teenager opens fire at high school; kills self

Hindustan Times  

A teenager armed with a handgun and shotgun killed a fellow student and wounded five other people at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa on Thursday, authorities said. Law enforcement officers respond to a school shooting at the Perry Middle School and High School complex in Perry, Iowa, U.S. The shooting at around 7:30 am triggered …

Guidelines issued after hoax bomb threat to schools: school premises, playgrounds to be used only for academic purposes
1 year ago

Guidelines issued after hoax bomb threat to schools: school premises, playgrounds to be used only for academic purposes

The Hindu  

After the hoax bomb threats to several schools disrupted life in the city, putting children, parents and school managements through a lot of worry and panic recently, the Department of School Education and Literacy has issued a circular to all schools to take precautionary measures to ensure the safety of children. The circular issued by DSEL reiterates that school premises …

For parents who’ve been through shootings, raising kids requires grappling with fears
1 year, 1 month ago

For parents who’ve been through shootings, raising kids requires grappling with fears

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — By the time Hollan Holm pulls the family minivan into Chickasaw Park, the buzz rising from a crowd clustered around a large picnic shelter makes clear this afternoon’s story-sharing is already underway. “They’ve got other folks lined up,” says Holm, who a generation ago survived one of the first school mass shootings to shake America’s consciousness. “I …

As shootings hit close to home, govs wrestle with next steps
1 year, 8 months ago

As shootings hit close to home, govs wrestle with next steps

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two weeks after one of his wife’s closest friends was killed in a Nashville school shooting, Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday called on Tennessee’s GOP-dominant General Assembly to pass legislation that would keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others. Lee’s call for a law designed to prevent people who may hurt themselves or …

Criminal probe focuses on school where boy, 6, shot teacher
1 year, 8 months ago

Criminal probe focuses on school where boy, 6, shot teacher

Associated Press  

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Prosecutors in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher in an elementary school classroom are investigating whether the “actions or omissions” of any school employees could lead to criminal charges, according to court documents released Tuesday. “Our lawsuit makes clear that we believe the school division violated state law, and we are pursuing this …

When gun violence came to my school, the district added even more guns
1 year, 8 months ago

When gun violence came to my school, the district added even more guns

Salon  

This week, it was Nashville. A mere day after the incident, the Denver School Board unanimously decided to allow armed police officers back into the city's high schools. Three years ago, the Denver School Board kicked armed officers out of schools following the murder of George Floyd. Denverite writes, "two mental health professionals will be" at high schools, along with …

Virginia school announces new safety protocols as students return to class nearly a month after a 6-year-old allegedly shot a teacher
1 year, 10 months ago

Virginia school announces new safety protocols as students return to class nearly a month after a 6-year-old allegedly shot a teacher

CNN  

CNN — Students at Richneck Elementary School navigated new safety protocols as they returned to classes Monday for the first time since a 6-year-old student allegedly shot his teacher inside a classroom nearly a month ago. Newly-appointed school administrator Karen Lynch said in an email to families that the officers would be there to “assist with the transition.” “There was …

Mayor: 6-Year-Old Teacher Shooting Is 'Red Flag For The Country'
1 year, 11 months ago

Mayor: 6-Year-Old Teacher Shooting Is 'Red Flag For The Country'

Huff Post  

Police tape hangs from a sign post outside Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 7. Jay Paul via Getty Images RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia teacher who was critically injured when she was was shot by a 6-year-old student in Newport News is showing signs of improvement as authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved in …

Mayor: Teacher shot by 6-year-old ‘red flag for the country’
1 year, 11 months ago

Mayor: Teacher shot by 6-year-old ‘red flag for the country’

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia teacher who was critically injured when she was was shot by a 6-year-old student in Newport News is showing signs of improvement as authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved in a school shooting, the city’s mayor said Saturday. Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones said the condition of the teacher, …

Safety policy not enforced before Michigan school shooting
2 years ago

Safety policy not enforced before Michigan school shooting

Associated Press  

OXFORD, Mich. — Policies and procedures that could have prevented a mass shooting that left four students dead at a Michigan high school last year were approved earlier but never implemented, two former school board officials said Monday. Tom Donnelly and Korey Bailey, who recently resigned as Oxford Community Schools’ board president and treasurer, told reporters that a threat assessment …

‘It needs to stop.’ Active shooter hoaxes at schools are having serious consequences
2 years, 3 months ago

‘It needs to stop.’ Active shooter hoaxes at schools are having serious consequences

CNN  

CNN — It was a peaceful Friday morning for Murrisha Leon, who was asleep when she received a call from a fellow parent warning her of an active shooter at their children’s high school in Arkansas. I called them, and when they didn’t answer the first time, I started crying.” Leon’s son, 14, and daughter, 16, both attend Watson Chapel …

AP govt initiates steps to curb bullying, sexual harassment in schools
2 years, 4 months ago

AP govt initiates steps to curb bullying, sexual harassment in schools

Deccan Chronicle  

AMARAVATI: The School Education department of Andhra Pradesh government has launched a unique initiative to make schools a safer place for students by keeping a tab on bullying and sexual harassment. A school safety committee, child abuse monitoring committee and a school complaints committee, headed by the Principal, were being put in place in each school to address the issue. …

Outcry after Uvalde pressures schools to keep kids safe
2 years, 5 months ago

Outcry after Uvalde pressures schools to keep kids safe

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — When the shooting began at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Mario Jimenez’s son was in the classroom next door. “How are you going to make sure I don’t have to spend 77 minutes bleeding out on the school floor like my little sister did?” At the same meeting, Rachel Martinez declared herself unwilling to send her daughter, …

This data could help put an end to America’s deadly mass shootings
2 years, 6 months ago

This data could help put an end to America’s deadly mass shootings

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s instinct to cast aside mass shooters as …

Op-Ed: As a Los Angeles teacher, I want you to know what a school lockdown feels like
2 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: As a Los Angeles teacher, I want you to know what a school lockdown feels like

LA Times  

A “victim” is seen in a hallway as law enforcement and first responders participate in a regional active shooter training at Deering High School in Portland, Maine, in 2019. Two days after the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, we had a 15-minute lockdown at the Los Angeles high school where I’m a teacher. During this lockdown, the school administrator sent …

Despite ample school security plan, Texas shooter found gaps
2 years, 6 months ago

Despite ample school security plan, Texas shooter found gaps

Associated Press  

Robb Elementary School had measures in place to prevent this kind of violence. “You can do the best job you can to prevent a school crisis, but we cannot read the minds of all the criminals who are out there,” said Ronald Stephens, executive director of the National School Safety Center, a nonprofit that works with schools across the country. …

The limits to school security become clear as parents demand answers after Texas shooting
2 years, 6 months ago

The limits to school security become clear as parents demand answers after Texas shooting

LA Times  

A woman waits outside after school at Yorkdale Elementary in Highland Park on Wednesday, one day after 19 children and two adults were killed at a school in Texas. The Texas school shooting has prompted questions among Los Angeles-area parents about school security measures that could prevent similar violence on their children’s campuses. “Moments like these force us as educators …

Experts say we can prevent school shootings. Here's what the research says
2 years, 6 months ago

Experts say we can prevent school shootings. Here's what the research says

NPR  

Experts say we can prevent school shootings. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images Mayer says arming teachers is a bad idea "because it invites numerous disasters and problems, and the chances of it actually helping are so minuscule." Sponsor Message In 2018, a Gallup poll also found that most teachers do not want to carry …

Training children to attack school shooters is cowardly victim-blaming
2 years, 6 months ago

Training children to attack school shooters is cowardly victim-blaming

Salon  

The first time I bought my child a bulletproof shield, he was in kindergarten. I was in school before Columbine, the school shooting that changed perceptions of gun violence and mass shootings for many, but people still worried a gun could be hidden and taken to class. With practices including turning the lights off, yelling, having fake shooters and sometimes …

Criminology experts: Here’s what we know about school shootings — and the gunmen who carry them out
2 years, 6 months ago

Criminology experts: Here’s what we know about school shootings — and the gunmen who carry them out

Salon  

When the Columbine High School massacre took place in 1999 it was seen as a watershed moment in the United States – the worst mass shooting at a school in the country's history. The three school shootings to surpass its death toll of 13 – 12 students, one teacher – have all taken place within the last decade: 2012's Sandy …

California school officials could mandate searches of backpacks, lockers under shooting threat
2 years, 10 months ago

California school officials could mandate searches of backpacks, lockers under shooting threat

LA Times  

California state Sen. Anthony Portantino plans to introduce another gun safety bill this year in response to the Nov. 30 school shooting in Oxford, Mich., that left four dead and seven injured. Two months after four people were killed and seven injured during a Michigan high school shooting, a California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill that would require …

Security protocols leave threat responses up to schools
3 years ago

Security protocols leave threat responses up to schools

Associated Press  

School systems nationwide rely on high-level expertise from the U.S. Secret Service and others as they work to stay vigilant for signs of potential student violence, training staff, surveilling social media and urging others to tip them off. “There is no such thing as the perfect school safety and crisis response protocol,” said Stephen Brock, a lead author on the …

Educators report a rise in school threats, fights and misbehavior, and blame COVID
3 years ago

Educators report a rise in school threats, fights and misbehavior, and blame COVID

LA Times  

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Supt. Ben Drati sent a message to his school community clarifying that a social media threat at Santa Monica High School was investigated and not related to threats at other schools, including Hamilton High School in Los Angeles. On Sunday night, police arrested a Buena Park High School student after he allegedly shared a photo …

Op-Ed: The rise in school shooting threats is alarming — and a cry for help
3 years, 1 month ago

Op-Ed: The rise in school shooting threats is alarming — and a cry for help

LA Times  

A rally in Chicago on March 24, 2018, held in tandem with a Washington, D.C., march spearheaded by students from Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 14 students and three teachers were shot and killed weeks earlier. In September, a record 151 school shooting threats were made, up from a three-year average of 29 for the month. These statistics …

The Justice Department will address threats against school officials and staff
3 years, 2 months ago

The Justice Department will address threats against school officials and staff

NPR  

The Justice Department will address threats against school officials and staff Enlarge this image toggle caption Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has directed federal authorities to meet with local law enforcement over the next month to discuss strategies for addressing the increase in "harassment, intimidation and threats of violence against school board members, teachers …

School boards ask for federal help as tensions rise over Covid-19 policies
3 years, 2 months ago

School boards ask for federal help as tensions rise over Covid-19 policies

Live Mint  

An organization representing school boards across the U.S. is asking the federal government to help manage an influx of threats as tensions over Covid-19 safety protocols mount during the third academic year of the pandemic. In a letter to President Biden Thursday, the National School Boards Association pointed to more than 20 instances of threats, harassment and acts of intimidation …

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