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Video: Officers Say They Went Past Deputies into Parkland School During Shooting

The four pages written by three officers detail what they found when they arrived at the school, where another 17 people were wounded. They corroborate earlier reports that the first deputies at the scene failed to enter the building to confront the gunman and assist the wounded.

April 17, 2018

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Pennsylvania Teachers Given Baseball Bats as Last Option Against Shooters

“The bats are more symbolic than anything,” Superintendent William Hall said. “However, we do want to have one consistent tool to have at somebody’s disposal in a classroom in the event they have to fight.”

April 11, 2018

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Charlotte Chief, School Board Members At Odds Over Metal Detectors in Schools

School Board members Ericka Ellis-Stewart and Carol Sawyer said the plan could make schools feel like detention centers.

April 6, 2018

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$100 Million WI School Safety Plan to Address 'Any Threat,' Governor Says

A $100 million plan to improve school safety in Wisconsin is "critically important for students," Gov. Scott Walker said Monday after he signed the bill into law in front of fourth-graders at Victor Haen Elementary School.

March 27, 2018

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Sheriff: Maryland High School Shooter Died by Shooting Himself

The 17-year-old who opened fire on classmates at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland last week, injuring one and killing another, died by shooting himself in the head, officials investigating the case said Monday.

March 26, 2018

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California Legislator Proposes Special Tax on Guns, Ammo

Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) said his bill would strengthen counseling support at California’s 1,400 middle schools and junior high schools while providing more armed school resource officers at high schools.

March 22, 2018

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North Carolina Student Arrested Over Threat Against University

They found a campus emergency response guide on his wall opened to the active shooter response and evacuation pages. They also found searches of school shootings on his computer and took away blueprints of campus buildings.

March 21, 2018

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Accused School Shooter's Brother Arrested on Stoneman Douglas Campus, Prosecutor Warns of Red Flags

Murphy said that Zachary Cruz was overheard during a jail visit with Nikolas saying “how popular” his brother has become and that “his face is everywhere and his name is national” since the shootings.

March 21, 2018

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Video: Parents Turn In Michigan Teen After Threat to High School

The stepfather said the teen approached his parents early Sunday, obviously distraught. He told them he had stolen guns from his grandfather and cut them down so they would fit into a bag, and that he had planned to kill the students who had hurt him.

March 21, 2018

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Parents Turn In Michigan Teen Over Plan to Attack High School

The stepfather said the teen approached his parents early Sunday, obviously distraught. He told them he had stolen guns from his grandfather and cut them down so they would fit into a bag, and that he had planned to kill the students who had hurt him. More Here.

March 21, 2018

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SWAT Trained SRO Fired On Maryland School Shooter, Stopped Attack

A school resource officer, Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill, then faced off with the shooter, the sheriff said. The deputy and the gunman each fired one shot simultaneously. Cameron said the gunman later died from his wounds. He said that the investigation would determine whether the round the officer fired hit the shooter.

March 20, 2018

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Former Parkland High School SRO Wanted Accused School Shooter Involuntarily Committed in 2016

The documents in the criminal case against Nikolas Cruz, which were obtained by The Associated Press, show school officials and Broward Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson, who has been accused of cowardice for failing to act during the shooting, recommended in September 2016 that Cruz be involuntarily committed for a mental evaluation.

March 19, 2018