Category: school

3 Men Buy Abandoned High School and Turn It Into Luxury Apartments—Here’s How It Looks Now

A group of three men with grand ambitions have turned an abandoned high school building into 31 luxury apartments. With the success of this massive renovation, they’re doing it all over again with the high school across the street. When Pittsburgh realtor Jesse Wig found the abandoned former Auberle Education Center in Homestead, Pennsylvania, listed for…


Tennessee Rep. Burchett Calls for Release of Nashville School Shooter’s Manifesto

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) has called on police to publicly release a manifesto allegedly written by the former student of a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, before she opened fire on children and staff members on March 27. The 28-year-old woman, who identifies as transgender, killed three children and three adults at The Covenant School after allegedly planning the massacre…


Suspect Dead After Shooting at Nashville Private School

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The suspect in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday is dead, officials said. The Nashville Fire Department said on Twitter there are “multiple patients” but their conditions were not immediately clear. The shooting occurred at The Covenant School, where students walked to safety holding hands to a nearby church…


Oxford School Shooter’s Parents Can Face Manslaughter Trial

DETROIT—The parents of a teenager who killed four students at a Michigan high school can face trial for involuntary manslaughter, the state appeals court said Thursday in a groundbreaking case of criminal responsibility for the acts of a child. The murders would not have happened if the parents hadn’t purchased a gun for Ethan Crumbley…


Denver High School Shooting Suspect Dead, Coroner Confirms

DENVER—A body found in the Colorado woods near an abandoned car was that of a 17-year-old student accused of wounding two administrators in a shooting at his Denver high school, a coroner’s office said. Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw said the body was discovered Wednesday not far from the student’s car in a remote mountain…


Police: Student Shoots 2 Administrators at Denver High School

DENVER—A 17-year-old student shot and wounded two administrators at his Denver high school Wednesday as they searched him for weapons, a daily requirement because of the boy’s behavioral issues, authorities said. The student fled and his vehicle was later found in a remote mountain area about 50 miles southwest of Denver, but he remained at…


Body Found Near Denver High School Shooting Suspect’s Car

DENVER—A body was found Wednesday night in the Colorado woods near the abandoned car that belonged to a 17-year-old student accused of shooting two administrators at his Denver high school earlier in the day, a sheriff said. Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw said the body was discovered not far from the car in a remote…


Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Describes Challenging Recovery

RICHMOND, Va.—A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student said she has had four surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery. Speaking publicly for the first time since the Jan. 6 shooting, first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner said during an exclusive interview with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie that she has some days…


Soldier Who Hijacked School Bus Found Not Guilty by Insanity

COLUMBIA, S.C.—An Army trainee who left a base in South Carolina without permission last year and briefly held a group of children hostage at gunpoint aboard a school bus has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. The decision agreed to by prosecutors, defense attorneys and a judge means the 25-year-old New Jersey man…


Gov. Greg Abbott Promotes School Choice Legislation, Opponents Pushback

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott believes parents should be in charge of their children’s education, and that’s the message he delivers to parents, educators, and community members at events across the state. “In Texas, we believe in freedom,” Abbott said on Thursday at the Parent Empowerment Night at Grace Community School in Tyler, Texas. “When you…