School Shootings

power 4/15/2020

This Was the First March With No School Shootings Since 2002Amid school closures over the coronavirus, no shootings took place in the U.S. — for the first time in 18 years.

By Madeleine Aggeler

power 2/13/2020

How Many Students Have Been Traumatized by Active-Shooter Drills?In a new report, two major teachers unions have called for schools to end or revise the drills, saying they’re harmful to children.

By Hannah Gold

lawsuits 12/31/2019

Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $100K in Sandy Hook Conspiracy CaseThe Infowars creator must pay court and legal fees after being sued for his claims that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

By Hannah Gold

mass shootings 11/15/2019

Everything We Know About the Santa Clarita School ShootingTwo students were killed and three others were injured. Police have one suspect in custody.

By Amanda Arnold

school shootings 9/18/2019

Sandy Hook Parents Release Chilling PSA for Back-to-School SeasonShowing the reality of what children face during mass shootings.

By Katie Berohn

fashion 9/17/2019

A Menswear Brand Made School-Shooting-Themed SweatshirtsThe designers insist they’re “empowering the survivors of tragedy through storytelling in the clothes.” Survivors disagree.

By Amanda Arnold

mass shootings 5/8/2019

One Student Killed and 8 Injured in Colorado School ShootingThe two suspects are now facing 48 criminal charges each, including first-degree murder.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler and Amanda Arnold

colorado school shooting 5/8/2019

What It’s Like to Hear Gunshots for the First Time During a School ShootingStudents describe what went through their minds during the deadly school shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch.

By Amanda Arnold

crime 4/17/2019

Teen ‘Infatuated’ With Columbine Found Dead After Massive ManhuntThe Colorado governor tweeted that the “the potential threat is over.”

By Amanda Arnold

gun violence 3/26/2019

What Happens to the Mental Health of School-Shooting Survivors?A trauma expert weighs in on three apparent suicides in the aftermath of the Parkland and Sandy Hook school shootings.

By Anna Silman

stoneman shooting 8/15/2018

The Parkland Community Is Sending Students Love on Their First Day of SchoolStudents and families took to Twitter to mourn and offer support, six months and one day after the shooting.

By Amanda Arnold

gun safety 6/5/2018

School Gifts Eighth-Graders Bulletproof Shields for GraduationIntended to protect them in the event of a shooting.

By Leah Rodriguez

texas school shooting 5/18/2018

Texas Official Blames School Shooting on ‘Too Many’ Entrances and ExitsLieutenant Governor Dan Patrick offers up an … interesting theory on the Santa Fe High School shooting.

By Gabriella Paiella

texas school shooting 5/18/2018

A Santa Fe High School Student Says She Wasn’t Surprised by Shooting“It’s happened everywhere. I’ve always kind of felt like it was going to happen here, too.”

By Madeleine Aggeler

national walkout day 4/20/2018

The Most Powerful Scenes From April’s National Walkout DayStudents walked out to protest gun violence on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting.

By Lisa Ryan

national walkout day 4/20/2018

A Florida High-School Student Was Shot During National School Walkout DayThe shooting occurred at a high school in Ocala, Florida.

By Lisa Ryan

school safety 4/11/2018

School District Arms Teachers With Tiny Baseball Bats to Stop ShootingsToday, in exercises in futility.

By Gabriella Paiella

school safety 3/23/2018

School District Gives Students Rocks to Throw at Potential ShootersA Pennsylvania school superintendent said each of his schools’ classrooms have been given five-gallon buckets of rocks to throw at armed intruders.

By Madeleine Aggeler

crime 3/23/2018

Teen Girl Targeted by Ex in Maryland School Shooting DiesSixteen-year-old Jaelyn Willey was taken off life support after she was pronounced brain dead.

By Gabriella Paiella

crime 3/22/2018

People Are Upset After Headlines Call School Shooter ‘Lovesick Teen’Seventeen-year-old Austin Rollins shot two people, including his ex-girlfriend.

By Gabriella Paiella

gun control 3/19/2018

This Lawmaker Is Against Arming Teachers Because They’re ‘Ladies’“We don’t need to have a lady teacher in a school that’s got a firearm.”

By Gabriella Paiella

stoneman shooting 3/3/2018

Stoneman Shooting Survivor Demands Trump ‘Listen to the Screams of the Children’“We want Americans to stop being afraid of demanding our politicians to take action.”

By Amanda Arnold

stoneman shooting 2/21/2018

Trump Brought Notes Reminding Him to Listen to Shooting VictimsPhotographers captured a picture of his discussion points.

By Katie Van Syckle

stoneman shooting 2/21/2018

School Shooting Survivor Forced to Respond to Claims That He’s a ‘Crisis Actor’Even Donald Trump Jr. liked a tweet attacking 17-year-old David Hogg.

By Gabriella Paiella

crime 2/20/2018

Man Shares Story About Almost Becoming a School Shooter“I am not a school shooter because I didn’t have access to guns.”

By Gabriella Paiella

stoneman shooting 2/18/2018

Stoneman Shooting Survivor Slams Lawmakers and Demands Gun ControlEmma Gonzalez delivered a powerful speech at an anti-gun rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

By Amanda Arnold

stoneman shooting 2/16/2018

All of Our Coverage of the Parkland Florida School ShootingWe’ll continue to update this post as we know more.

By the Cut

stoneman shooting 2/16/2018

What It’s Like Being a Teacher During a School ShootingTwo Sandy Hook teachers look back on how they survived, and what came after.

By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay

crime 2/16/2018

Grandmother Stops Teen Who Was Allegedly Planning a School ShootingPolice say Cathi O’Connor turned in her grandson after reading troubling entries in his journal.

By Gabriella Paiella

stoneman shooting 2/15/2018

Student Survivors of Florida School Shooting Beg Politicians to Take Action“We are children. You guys are the adults. Work together, come over your politics, and get something done.”

By Anna Silman

stoneman shooting 2/15/2018

Messages of Rage and Pain From the Teens Who Survived the Florida ShootingStudents from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School took to Twitter to express themselves and find community.

By Katie Van Syckle

motherhood 3/4/2016