ST. LOUIS—An armed former student broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning warning, “You are all going to die!” before fatally shooting a teacher and a teenage girl, and wounding seven others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire. The attack just after 9 a.m. at Central Visual and Performing Arts…
Teen and Teacher Killed in Shooting at St. Louis High School; Gunman Dead
Michigan Teen Pleads Guilty in School Shooting That Killed 4 Students
A Michigan teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism charges in a mass shooting at a high school last year that killed four of his classmates and wounded more than half a dozen other people. Ethan Crumbley, 16, is accused of opening fire at Oxford High School outside Detroit on Nov. 30 with…
2 in Custody, 2 Sought in Fatal Shooting Outside High School
PHILADELPHIA—Police have named two more juvenile suspects in last month’s ambush shooting outside a Philadelphia high school that killed a 14-year-old and wounded four other teenagers after a football scrimmage. Police said they took a 17-year-old was into custody and are seeking a 15-year-old in the Sept. 27 shooting outside of Roxborough High School. Authorities…
‘Discipline Is a Dirty Word in Most Schools,’ Says Britain’s Famous Educator
A renowned British educator has urged Australian teachers to take back control of the classrooms amid concerns over Australian students’ worsening discipline and behaviour. Katharine Birbalsingh CBE, British teacher and education reformer and head teacher of Michaela Community School, called for a clear focus on discipline, improved classroom management skills for Australian teachers, and a…
Chicago Fifth-Grade Teacher Allegedly Made ‘Kill List’ of Students, Teachers: Police
A fifth-grade teacher in Chicago has been detained by police after it was discovered that she had a “kill list,” of individuals which included her own students and school staff members. Teacher Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres, 25, worked at St. Stanislaus School in East Chicago, the East Chicago Police Department said in a statement published on Thursday. On Oct. 12…
2nd Suspect Charged in Ambush Shooting Outside High School
PHILADELPHIA—Authorities have announced charges against a second suspect in last month’s ambush shooting outside a Philadelphia high school that killed a 14-year-old and wounded four other teenagers after a football scrimmage. District Attorney Larry Krasner said Wednesday that 21-year-old Yaaseen Bivins has been arrested and charged with murder, four counts of aggravated assault and related…
Uvalde School Chief Plans to Retire After Community Outrage
UVALDE, Texas—Uvalde’s school district superintendent announced Monday he plans to resign by the end of the academic year, following months of community outrage over the handling of a mass shooting at a local school. “My heart was broken on May 24th,” Hal Harrell said in a statement. The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Monday evening…
3rd Iowa Teen Takes Plea Deal in Killing Near High School
DES MOINES, Iowa—A third teenager charged with murder in the drive-by shooting death of a 15-year-old boy outside a Des Moines high school in March has agreed to plead guilty to lesser crimes. The plea agreement accepted by a state court judge on Monday may allow Gumaro Marquez-Jacobo, 18, to avoid prison time for charges…
2 More Victims Found After Shooting at Oklahoma Homecoming
TULSA, Okla.—Police in Oklahoma said Monday they have found two more gunshot victims who were wounded in a shooting at a Oklahoma high school football homecoming game. Police initially said one 17-year-old died and another 17-year-old was wounded in the shooting Friday at McLain High School for Science and Technology in Tulsa. But authorities said…
Uvalde School District, Others Face First Lawsuit Over Mass Shooting
Parents of three children who survived the Uvalde, Texas school shooting have sued the school district, several former officials, the company that manufactured the gun used in the rampage and others. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Del Rio, Texas, appeared to be the first over the shooting, in which 19 children and…
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