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School Shootings

  1. stoneman shooting
    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.
  2. gun safety
    School Gifts Eighth-Graders Bulletproof Shields for GraduationIntended to protect them in the event of a shooting.
  3. texas school shooting
    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.
  4. texas school shooting
    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.”
  5. national walkout day
    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.
  6. national walkout day
    A Florida High-School Student Was Shot During National School Walkout DayThe shooting occurred at a high school in Ocala, Florida.
  7. school safety
    School District Arms Teachers With Tiny Baseball Bats to Stop ShootingsToday, in exercises in futility.
  8. school safety
    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.
  9. crime
    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.
  10. crime
    People Are Upset After Headlines Call School Shooter ‘Lovesick Teen’Seventeen-year-old Austin Rollins shot two people, including his ex-girlfriend.
  13. gun control
    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.”
  14. stoneman shooting
    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.”
  15. oscars 2018
    Why Oscar Attendees Will Be Wearing an Orange American Flag on SundayThe fight against gun violence will be making an appearance at this year’s Academy Awards.
  16. stoneman shooting
    Parkland-Shooting Survivor Logs Off Facebook After Death ThreatsCameron Kasky said he’s “temporarily” stepping away from the platform after receiving graphic messages.
  17. stoneman shooting
    Trump Brought Notes Reminding Him to Listen to Shooting VictimsPhotographers captured a picture of his discussion points.
  18. stoneman shooting
    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.
  19. crime
    Man Shares Story About Almost Becoming a School Shooter“I am not a school shooter because I didn’t have access to guns.”
  20. stoneman shooting
    Florida School Shooting Survivors Will Lead Nationwide DemonstrationThe teens say the “March for Our Lives” gun-control demonstration will take place on March 24 in every American city.
  21. stoneman shooting
    Stoneman Shooting Survivor Slams Lawmakers and Demands Gun ControlEmma Gonzalez delivered a powerful speech at an anti-gun rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  22. stoneman shooting
    All of Our Coverage of the Parkland Florida School ShootingWe’ll continue to update this post as we know more.
  25. stoneman shooting
    What It’s Like Being a Teacher During a School ShootingTwo Sandy Hook teachers look back on how they survived, and what came after.
  26. crime
    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.
  27. stoneman shooting
    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.”
  28. stoneman shooting
    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.
  29. motherhood
    Sue Klebold and the Truth About Normal ParentsThe blind spots and missteps described in the Columbine mom’s memoir are hauntingly familiar.
  30. terrible things
    Teen Threatens to ‘Kill All the Girls’ After They Refuse to Send Him NudesThe 15-year-old was arrested on Wednesday after making the threats.
  31. first person
    The School Shooting That Didn’t Change My Liberal, Pro-Gun ChildhoodA boy opened fire at my school dance, but my Democratic parents remained pro-gun.