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Local school systems look to social media to prevent school shootings
With the start of the school year, some local school systems are keeping an eye on social media and even turning to social media-scanning software for help in preventing school shootings.
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Maryland’s largest school system considers adding metal detectors
Montgomery County students and school board members are backing a call to reinforce security after a spate of school shootings across the country.
2 weeks ago -
Parkland, Fla. shooting looms large in Broward County School Board race
The mass shooting that left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018, has thrust the issues of school safety, mental health and gun violence into the forefront of the school board race in Broward County, Florida.
3 weeks ago -
Parkland students start school year with tightened security
Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wednesday returned to a more secure campus as they began their first new school year since a gunman killed 17 people in the freshman building.
1 month ago -
Md. students quiz adults on school safety before classes start
One 16-year-old Maryland student remains hopeful that action to combat gun violence at schools will happen, even if it isn’t happening fast enough. She’s just not counting on adults to do all the work.
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Mother of girl killed in Md. school shooting unsure how to move forward on gun laws
In March, a 17-year-old boy shot and killed 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey at Great Mills High School. Students from the school will be holding a rally in Annapolis this weekend, demanding stricter gun control measures in Maryland. But, Willey’s mother isn’t sure she’ll be attending.
2 months ago -
Teacher out of hospital after stopping school shooting
Police say a female student wounded in a suburban Indianapolis school shooting is in critical condition and the teacher who also was wounded is in good condition.
4 months ago -
Mass school shootings mostly happening in small-town America
If you want to know where mass school shootings are most likely to occur, look no farther than small-town and suburban America. Of the 10 deadliest school shootings in the U.S., all but one took place in a town with fewer than 75,000 residents and the vast majority of them were in cities with fewer than 50,000 people.
4 months ago -
After Md. school threat, how to talk with kids about consequences of social media
WASHINGTON — As investigators in Charles County, Maryland, look into why a student posted a threat against a middle school online, the school’s principal is using the scare as a teaching moment and asking parents…
4 months ago -
Md. boy, 13, charged with posting a threat against middle school
The Charles County teen, whose name was not released, is facing a juvenile charge of making a threat of mass violence.
4 months ago -
Student charged after waving fake gun at Montgomery Co. school
A 12-year-old middle school student in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been charged with the threat of mass violence after police say he pointed a replica gun in the school auditorium Wednesday.
5 months ago -
Maryland governor honors deputy who fired at school shooter
A school resource officer who fired at a student gunman in Maryland is receiving more honors.
5 months ago -
NFL player Edelman thwarts school shooting threat
The New York Times reports New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman received a message from a concerned Instagram follower late last month who told him about the threat to “shoot up” a school in the comments section of his account.
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Md. student shooter used gun his father owned, sheriff’s office says
The 17-year-old student who opened fire at a high school in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, on Tuesday used a gun that belonged to his father, officials said Wednesday. But it’s unclear still how exactly he obtained the gun.
6 months ago -
More than $40K raised for family of Md. school shooting victim
A 16-year-old girl who was injured in a school shooting in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, has been identified by family members as Jaelynn Willey, a member of the swim team at Great Mills High School.
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