DES MOINES, Iowa — Two students were killed Monday and a teacher was injured in what police said was a targeted shooting at a Des Moines school dedicated to helping at-risk youth. Three suspects were arrested afterward. The shooting was at an educational program called Starts Right Here which is...
Teen Made Social Media Threats. What Fresno Deputies Found in His Backpack.
A school shooting in Tranquillity may have been prevented last week when community members reported social media messages by a local student who was threatening violence at the school. The 15-year-old Tranqullity High student reportedly was upset after being involved in a fight on campus. Community members reported the...
Firecrackers Spark Fears at Central East High Days After Texas Shooting
Story updated at 3:11 p.m. Friday: Students set off firecrackers Friday morning in a restroom at Central East High School, sparking fears that were heightened because of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers. On Friday afternoon, a parent posted on Facebook...
Sheriff: Girl Shoots 3 at Idaho School; Teacher Disarms Her
BOISE, Idaho — A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot and wounded two students and a custodian, and then was disarmed by a teacher Thursday, authorities said. The three victims were shot in their limbs and expected to survive, officials said at a news conference....
Teacher Unions: Children Terrified by Active Shooter Drills
HARTFORD, Conn. — The nation's two largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, asserting Tuesday that they can harm students' mental health and that there are better ways to prepare for the possibility of a school shooting. The American Federation of Teachers and National Education...
Bullard High Student Texts Shooting Hoax, Schools Locked Down
A student's text about an active shooting at Bullard High School that caused a lockdown at the northwest Fresno school and two neighboring schools was a hoax, Fresno police Capt. Burke Farrah said Thursday. The visibly angry Farrah said that the shooting report and lockdown unnecessarily caused panic for many...
School Shooting Suspect Described as Quiet, Smart
SANTA CLARITA — People who knew the 16-year-old boy suspected of killing two students in a burst of gunfire at a high school outside Los Angeles described him as a quiet, smart kid who they’d never expect would violently snap. One fellow junior at Saugus High School said he was a Boy...
More Armed Teachers Allowed Under Florida Bill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida is on the verge of expanding a law that allows some teachers to carry guns in the classroom after the Senate passed a wide-ranging school safety bill Tuesday. The bill seeks changes to a law enacted last year after a gunman killed 17 people in a...
Trump’s Safety Panel to Revoke School Discipline Rules
The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to roll back an Obama-era policy that was meant to curb racial disparities in school discipline but that critics say left schools afraid to take action against potentially dangerous students. The recommendation was among dozens issued in a new report by Trump's federal school...
Teacher Who Stopped Gunman Says He Had To Save Students
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — A suburban Indianapolis teacher who was shot while tackling and disarming a student inside his classroom said Monday that his swift decisions "were the only acceptable actions" to save his seventh-grade students. Jason Seaman, speaking publicly for the first time since the shooting Friday, thanked the Noblesville...