school shootings

Many Colleges Still Not Prepared for Campus Shootings

By Jessica Calefati - The Paper Trail - August 6, 2009

A study found that only 18 percent of schools had procedures for handling a shooting on campus. more >>

Mental-Health Records of Virginia Tech Killer Found

By Jessica Calefati - The Paper Trail - July 23, 2009

The missing mental-health records were found at the home of a former counseling center employee. more >>

Drive-by Shooting at Texas Southern Injures 8 People

By Jessica Calefati - The Paper Trail - July 23, 2009

The University of New Mexico and the University of Memphis also have been affected by gun violence. more >>

Gun Control Debate: 10 Years After Columbine

Opinion - April 20, 2009

Is gun control the answer? more >>

Columbine Was an Easy Target—Guns Protect Schools From Criminals

By Janalee Tobias - Opinion - April 20, 2009

We need guns to protect kids while we work together to solve society's ills. more >>

School Safety, 10 Years After Columbine

By Jessica Calefati - Education - April 17, 2009

To protect schools better, students need to feel more comfortable to speak out, researchers say. more >>

Two Central Arkansas Students Killed in Shootings

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - October 27, 2008

Police believe attack was not random; Monday classes canceled. more >>

Western Kentucky Locked Down After Reports of Shots Fired

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - October 22, 2008

Police found no evidence of a discharged weapon and lifted lockdown a few hours later. more >>

Texas Teachers Packing Heat

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - August 19, 2008

A rural district lets teachers carry concealed handguns to school. more >>

Long Beach Holds Its Own Mock Shooting

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - August 15, 2008

Local and university police collaborate to prepare for catastrophe. more >>

Mock Shooting Staged at UCLA

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - August 11, 2008

Police, firefighters, and SWAT team members participated in the largest simulation of its kind. more >>

The Impact of the Virginia Tech Attack

By Kenneth Terrell - Education - April 17, 2008

One consequence of the attack is the increased speed with which colleges respond to threats. more >>

Despite the Tragedies, Campus Crime Is Down

By Lucia Graves - Education - March 5, 2008

A new report finds that campus crimes declined over a 10-year period. more >>

Nebraska Bans 'Live Free or Neihardt' Game

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 4, 2008

The game was a casualty of shootings on other campuses. more >>

Class Resumes at Northern Illinois

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 26, 2008

The school has provided counselors to all classrooms. more >>

Students returned to classrooms this morning at Northern Illinois University for the first time since the deadly February 14 shootings, when former NIU graduate student Steve Kazmierczak opened fire on a classroom, killing five and wounding 16. More than 12,000 people gathered last night for a memorial service held at the school's Convocation Center. more >>

One Week Later At Northern Illinois

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 22, 2008

"Know where we stand now will always be hallowed ground." more >>

Timeline of School Shootings

Nation & World - February 15, 2008

Compiled by the U.S. News library staff. more >>

Former Student Kills Five at Northern Illinois, then Commits Suicide

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 15, 2008

"He didn't say anything. He just started shooting." more >>

Citadel Battle: Locks or Honor

Washington Whispers - May 6, 2007

The Citadel's decision to install locks on its barrack doors in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre has some alums concerned it mocks the storied school's honor code. While female cadets already have locks on their doors, reaction to slapping them on men's dorms has been mixed. more >>

The Tech Listening Tour Release

Washington Whispers - April 25, 2007

We told you that the president's trio tasked to look into the Virginia Tech murders was planning to announce a listening tour, and today it did. The tour begins tomorrow and will touch down in states like New Mexico, Minnesota, Colorado, Utah, Iowa, Tennessee, Texas, and California. more >>

Feds Start School Safety Listening Tour

Washington Whispers - April 24, 2007

While last week's Virginia Tech murders are still in the headlines, the administration this week plans to begin a listening tour of major campuses and educational facilities to look into school safety and mental health issues and to tell state and local officials that the feds have a lot of resources they can tap. "This isn't just a four-year-college issue," says an administration official. more >>