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Winnie the Pooh β€˜Run, Hide, Fight’ Book Draws Parents’ Ire

By: Jesus JimΓ©nez β€” May 27th 2023 at 01:11
The Dallas school district apologized for not providing guidance to parents when it sent students home with a book that teaches how to respond to dangerous situations at school.

Cindy Campos reads the book "Stay Safe" to one of her sons in Dallas.
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Michigan School District Bans Backpacks Over Safety Concerns

By: Lauren McCarthy β€” May 6th 2023 at 13:55
Officials in Flint were alarmed by threats to students’ safety. The ban is in effect at least until the end of the school year.

Students wearing clear backpacks outside a school in Parkland, Fla., in 2018. A Michigan school district has gone even further and banned backpacks altogether.
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Nashville School Shooting: What We Know

By: Adeel Hassan and Emily Cochrane β€” April 7th 2023 at 19:04
Investigators were still searching for a motive in the killing of six people at the Covenant School. The police said the assailant had planned the attack for months.

Mourners cried during a candlelight vigil at Public Square Park in Nashville on March 29 honoring the victims of the shooting.
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Republicans caught off guard by the left's ferocious backlash

By: Heather Digby Parton β€” April 7th 2023 at 13:05
The GOP is an authoritarian, extremist political party that is out of the mainstream of American life

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Shooting at Denver High School Focuses Attention on School Safety Plans

By: Michael Levenson and McKenna Oxenden β€” March 24th 2023 at 01:21
A 17-year-old student who shot two administrators and later killed himself had to be patted down every day at East High School because of past behavior, the police said.
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6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Will Not Be Charged, Prosecutor Says

By: Christine Hauser β€” March 9th 2023 at 19:40
The boy shot and injured his first-grade teacher at an elementary school in Newport News, Va., in January.

A 6-year-old boy shot and injured his first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 6, the authorities said.
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6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Will Not Be Charged, Prosecutor Says

By: Christine Hauser β€” March 9th 2023 at 19:40
The boy shot and injured his first-grade teacher at an elementary school in Newport News, Va., in January.
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How a Graduate Covered the Michigan State Shooting

By: Sophia Lada β€” February 24th 2023 at 23:44
A freelance journalist who is a recent graduate of the university reported on the mass shooting on campus while her younger sister, a current student, sheltered in a classroom.
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The Rise of the Active Shooter Defense Industry

By: Michael Corkery and Zackary Canepari β€” February 17th 2023 at 21:51
More companies are promising to protect children or employees against gun violence. But the industry is largely unregulated and unproven.

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Newport News School Was Warned 3 Times That 6-Year-Old Had a Gun, Lawyer Says

By: Paul Bibeau and Sarah Mervosh β€” January 26th 2023 at 04:59
Under pressure, the school board voted to end the superintendent’s contract. Other administrators have also left the elementary school.
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6-Year-Old Accused of Shooting Teacher in Virginia Has β€˜Acute Disability,’ Family Says

By: Sarah Mervosh and Campbell Robertson β€” January 19th 2023 at 21:14
The child had previously been accompanied by a parent every day in school, but that stopped the week of the shooting, his family said.

People gathered for a vigil for Abigail Zwerner, the first-grade teacher who was shot at Richneck Elementary School.
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6-Year-Old Accused of Shooting Teacher in Virginia Has β€˜Acute Disability,’ Family Says

By: Sarah Mervosh and Campbell Robertson β€” January 19th 2023 at 21:14
The child had previously been accompanied by a parent every day in school, but that stopped the week of the shooting, his family said.
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School Searched 6-Year-Old’s Backpack Before Newport News Shooting, Officials Say

By: Sarah Mervosh and Eliza Fawcett β€” January 14th 2023 at 00:07
No weapon was found during the search, according to the school district. The 6-year-old boy is accused of later shooting his teacher.

The shooting at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 prompted school officials to install metal detectors at all school buildings in the district.
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