Chicago: Help the 'most likely to be shot'
In response to 37 student shootings in the past school year, Chicago Public Schools have identified 1,200 high school students most likely to get shot and set up a $30 million program to keep them out...
View ArticleHeroes
When an elementary school became a combat zone, Newtown’s teachers were heroes, reports CNN. When Adam Lanza shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School, Principal Dawn Hochsprung ran toward the gun...
View ArticleThe Sandy Hook lawsuits begin
Twenty children and six adults were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Now the parents of a 6-year-old survivor are suing the school for $100 million because their child heard “cursing,...
View ArticleLawyer withdraws Newtown suit — for now
That $100 million lawsuit claiming Connecticut failed to protect Sandy Hook Elementary students has been withdrawn, but could be refiled. “I received new evidence on security at the school, which I...
View ArticleArmed guard disarms school shooter
An Atlanta middle-school student shot a classmate yesterday in the school courtyard. An armed security guard — an off-duty police officer — took the gun away. The 14-year-old victim has been discharged...
View ArticleHigh school coach shoots armed teens
A Detroit high school coach shot two teens who attacked him as he was walking two female basketball players to their cars after dark, reports WXYZ. He killed one and wounded the other. One attacker...
View ArticleSchool trip shows ‘i-Combat’ to kids
New York City students visited a simulated shooting game facility on a school day, reports NBC. Bronx High School of Visual Arts students, led by a teacher, had a chance to see a new shooting game for...
View ArticleCommunity college violence raise fears
A wave of senseless violence at community college campuses is raising fears. An 18-year-old student has been charged with wounding two women at a branch campus in a shopping mall near Virginia Tech,...
View ArticleDid anti-bullying video lead to shooting?
An anti-bullying video that showed a girl bringing a gun to school may have influenced the 12-year-old shooter at Sparks Middle School, reports KRNV-TV in Reno. Amaya Newton, an eighth grader, said the...
View ArticleAraphahoe victim: Claire Davis dies
“Claire Davis, the 17-year-old who was shot in the head during the Dec. 13 shooting at Arapahoe High School, died Saturday afternoon with her family at her side,” reports the Denver Post. Claire Davis...
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