I was in fifth grade in April 1999, when the Columbine shooting happened. I didn’t watch the news much, and the infinite information faucet of 24-hour news cycles and social media didn’t exist yet.
- By Matt Jones
- March 16, 2023
Scott Senjo, a tenured professor at Weber State University (WSU), has been put on leave following social media tweets that university officials call “abhorrent.” He has been relieved of his duties, and removed from teaching classes.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- June 03, 2020
Dianne Grossman is afraid that Mallory’s Law, named after her 12-year-old daughter who died by suicide, will be overlooked by legislators who do not agree with some elements of the bill.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 17, 2019
At an evidentiary hearing on Tuesday, Devon Erickson’s lawyer claimed that his co-defendant threatened him and coerced him into using cocaine prior to the shooting in a Denver suburb.
- By Haley Samsel
- September 26, 2019
The Safe 2 Say Something program was only used for about half of the school year, but in the time it was used, it received more than 23,000 tips.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- August 08, 2019
An art teacher nearly died after three middle schoolers decided to play a prank on her using her severe food allergy – bananas.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- August 05, 2019
In a recent school safety training, Minnesota researchers focused their efforts on teaching about mental health and approaching students’ emotional needs, rather than teaching about physical security measures.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- July 25, 2019
The Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School program recently hosted Social Action Day, which included a panel discussion on how to end gun violence.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- July 19, 2019
Officials at Cincinnati Public Schools are debuting a new anti-bullying program that will begin next school year.
- By Jessica Davis
- June 24, 2019
The anti-bullying reporting tool allows victims or witnesses of bullying to anonymously fill out a form detailing when and where the incident took place.
- By Jessica Davis
- October 04, 2018