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School Shootings

school shootings May 7, 2021

A 6th Grader Opened Fire in Her Idaho Middle School, Injuring 3 PeopleAuthorities say she shot two students and a custodian, all of whom are expected to survive.

By Amanda Arnold
power Apr. 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 Feb. 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 Dec. 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 Nov. 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 Sept. 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 Sept. 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 May 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 May 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 Apr. 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 Mar. 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 Aug. 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 June 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 May 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 May 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 Apr. 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 Apr. 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 Apr. 11, 2018

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

By Gabriella Paiella
school safety Mar. 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 Mar. 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 Mar. 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 Mar. 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 Mar. 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 Feb. 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 Feb. 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 Feb. 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 Feb. 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 Feb. 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 Feb. 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 Feb. 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 Feb. 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 Feb. 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 Mar. 4, 2016

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
terrible things Oct. 9, 2015

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
first person Jan. 29, 2013

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