Category: school shooting

At Least One Dead After School Shooting in Southern Brazil

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO—At least one student has died after a school shooting in Brazil’s southern city of Cambe on Monday, the Parana state government said in a statement, adding that another wounded student has been hospitalized. The perpetrator has been arrested and is a former student of the Professora Helena Kolody public school who…


LIVE NOW: President Biden, First Lady Mark First Anniversary of the Uvalde Tragedy

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden mark the first anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 24. …


President Biden, First Lady Mark First Anniversary of the Uvalde Tragedy

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden mark the first anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 24. …


Perth School in Lockdown After Teen Allegedly Fires Gun

A teenager is in custody after allegedly firing a gun at a private school in Perth’s northern suburbs. West Australian police say the 15-year-old is understood to have fired one or more shots in the car park at Atlantis Beach Baptist College on Wednesday at about 11.50 a.m. “We do not have any reports at…


Teen in Custody After Firing at Perth School

A teenager is in custody after allegedly firing multiple shots from a rifle at his former school in Perth’s northern suburbs. WA Police responded to reports of gunfire at Atlantis Beach Baptist College on Wednesday about 11.50am. “At the scene, police took into custody a 15-year-old male,” Commissioner Col Blanch told reporters after the incident. The…


Nashville School Shooting Investigation Used to Identify Potential Accomplices: MNPD

Top law enforcement officials with the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), including the lead investigator in The Covenant School shooting case, have filed motions with the court to stop the release of the writings amid their “ongoing” investigation. In their court filings, law enforcement stated they believed the assailant Audrey Hale, who died on the…


IN-DEPTH: Tension Mounts at Florida School in Wake of Trans Teacher Shooting Threat

BROOKSVILLE, Fla.—On March 24, a transgender teacher allegedly confessed to having thoughts of wanting to shoot students. As tension mounts in the aftermath of the incident, teachers are condemning parents for spreading “disinformation” and defending the actions of the superintendent. According to a report filed with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, Ashlee Renczkowski “had just made concerning statements…


Biden Invites Tennessee Democrats Who Disrupted House Proceedings to White House

President Joe Biden has invited three Tennessee Democrats to the White House who had earlier disrupted state House proceedings with a gun control protest, but is maintaining silence on whether victims of the school shooting incident that triggered the protest would be invited. Biden will be welcoming Tennessee state Representatives Justin Jones (D-Nashville), Justin Pearson…


Transgender Teacher Fired After Allegedly Threatening to Shoot Students

A transgender teacher at a Florida middle school was allowed to remain on campus for several weeks after allegedly making troubling comments about shooting students and “having bad thoughts.” In a statement released Friday, the Florida Department of Education responded to the situation regarding student safety at Fox Chapel Middle School in Hernando County, saying…


‘Assassination Classroom’: Florida Parents Decry Graphic Books Depicting Students Killing Teacher

Parents have expressed their shock in discovering that a book series about killing a teacher is available in some Florida schools. Days after three children and three staff members of The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, were shot and killed by a 29-year-old former student, Florida parents warned the Hillsborough County School Board about a…