Governor Kathy Hochul told reporters on Friday that while there are no known perpetrators for the wave of erroneous reports of active shooters in schools that struck areas of New York on Thursday, she thinks the threats were probably made by someone outside. 36 occurrences in total, mainly in the Hudson Valley and Capital Region … Read more
On the previous three days, at least seven threats to nearby schools were investigated by Loveland police, some of which led to school closures. Some schools were advised to forbid children from attending even though Loveland Police did not find any threats genuine. Following their response to a threat, one school put its principal on … Read more
AL. DECATUR – According to a Decatur City Schools (DCS) representative, Decatur High School, and Decatur Middle School were dismissed early on Friday after a potential former student allegedly threatened a teacher in an email. According to Elizabeth Gentle, the communications director for DCS, the school system received three threats of gun violence in the … Read more
When asked by CNN on Wednesday if he would support additional laws to stop gun violence, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy declined, stating he wanted to see “all the evidence.” Mr. McCarthy’s remarks follow the Monday shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, which left three adults and three children, all under nine, dead. “We … Read more
Following a shooting at a community college in North Carolina that put students and staff on lockdown just days after six people were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Tennessee, two suspects are still at large. According to Winston-Salem Police, at about 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, police responded to reports of … Read more
THE NEW YORK several unsettling “swatting” incidents across the state on Thursday are being looked into by the New York State Police. When someone makes a fictitious 911 call regarding a critical situation, that is. It’s important to highlight that we ordinarily wouldn’t write on trends like these. Still, in the wake of Monday’s school … Read more
After rejecting a plea deal with the prosecution on Thursday, a former York County teacher will appear in court on a new date. The following session, scheduled for June 20, will be presided over by a substitute judge, according to Judge Richard Rizk. When Kristen McAllister, 33, was detained in June of last year, she … Read more
Some art educators believe high school theater may be the next front in the culture wars as worried parents raise the alarm about the rising number of bans targeting LGBTQ-themed publications and (some rainbow-themed) music on school campuses. Proof comes from places including Pennsylvania, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, and New Jersey, where plays and musicals … Read more
UTAH’S UVALDE — Further discussions on gun control and school safety have been sparked by the Monday shooting at a school in Nashville, Tennessee. At The Covenant School, a Presbyterian elementary school for preschool through sixth-grade children, three 9-year-olds and three adults were shot and killed. Police shot and killed Audrey Hale, 28, the shooter, … Read more
Tuesday was terrifying for many school communities due to several threats that surfaced only one day after the horrific Nashville shooting. Tuesday, parents throughout the Bay State—including Hope Corsi—received calls from their children’s schools informing them of a lockdown. “I immediately sped here and I got lots of emails and calls from other parents I … Read more