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School Shootings

  1. school shootings
    Sandy Hook Parents Release Chilling PSA for Back-to-School SeasonShowing the reality of what children face during mass shootings.
    By Katie Berohn
  2. fashion
    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
  3. mass shootings
    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
  4. colorado school shooting
    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
  5. crime
    Teen ‘Infatuated’ With Columbine Found Dead After Massive ManhuntThe Colorado governor tweeted that the “the potential threat is over.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  6. gun violence
    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
  7. 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.
    By Amanda Arnold
  8. gun safety
    School Gifts Eighth-Graders Bulletproof Shields for GraduationIntended to protect them in the event of a shooting.
    By Leah Rodriguez
  9. 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.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  10. 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.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  13. 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.
    By Lisa Ryan
  14. national walkout day
    A Florida High-School Student Was Shot During National School Walkout DayThe shooting occurred at a high school in Ocala, Florida.
    By Lisa Ryan
  15. school safety
    School District Arms Teachers With Tiny Baseball Bats to Stop ShootingsToday, in exercises in futility.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  16. 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.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  17. 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.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  18. crime
    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
  19. 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.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  20. 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.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  21. 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.
    By Halle Kiefer
  22. 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.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  25. stoneman shooting
    Trump Brought Notes Reminding Him to Listen to Shooting VictimsPhotographers captured a picture of his discussion points.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  26. 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.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  27. crime
    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
  28. 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.
    By Chas Danner
  29. 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.
    By Amanda Arnold
  30. stoneman shooting
    All of Our Coverage of the Parkland Florida School ShootingWe’ll continue to update this post as we know more.
    By the Cut
  31. 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.
    By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  32. 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.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  33. 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.”
    By Anna Silman
  34. 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.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  37. motherhood
    Sue Klebold and the Truth About Normal ParentsThe blind spots and missteps described in the Columbine mom’s memoir are hauntingly familiar.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  38. 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.
    By Jessica Roy
  39. 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.
    By Marin Cogan