The most violent year to date for school shootings was 2021, with 193 people killed or wounded. Thus far this year, there have already been 145 victims. This is unacceptable and unconscionable.
- By Dennis Truxler
- July 27, 2022
A Texas House committee investigating the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, released a preliminary report on Sunday.
- By Matt Jones
- July 18, 2022
Local news reports that several teenagers arrested in Donna, Texas, have admitted to planning a school shooting.
- By Matt Jones
- June 24, 2022
National news reports that a man who tried entering a Gadsden, Ala., elementary school while a summer program was in session was shot and killed by police on Thursday morning.
- By Matt Jones
- June 10, 2022
On Sunday, May 29, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it will be conducting a review of local law enforcement’s response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School last week.
- By Ralph C. Jensen, Matt Jones
- May 24, 2022
Pandemic-related disruptions exacerbated existing disparities in student learning and well-being, which disproportionately hurt low-income students, students with special needs and school systems that are under-resourced.
- By Magen McGahee
- May 23, 2022
Local news reported in March that a school officer from the Kenosha Unified School District in Kenosha, Wis., placed his knee on a 12-year-old student’s neck to restrain her during a fight in the school cafeteria. CNN reported last week that the student is now facing disorderly conduct charges related to the incident, according to her family lawyer.
- By Matt Jones
- May 16, 2022
A fight at North Forney High School in Forney, Texas, on Monday afternoon sent a teen suspect and an officer to the hospital, local news reports.
- By Matt Jones
- April 19, 2022
A suspect involved in a shooting at Erie High School in Erie, Pa., on Tuesday turned himself into the Erie Police Department on Wednesday, according to national news.
- By Matt Jones
- April 07, 2022
The duties and responsibilities of School Security Officers (SSOs) are complex and wide-reaching. In this article, we will explore what these duties and responsibilities are and why they are so important for school safety.
- By Ron Woodruff
- March 22, 2022