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A student’s thoughts on gun safety at school

By Paul Katula • Sep 1, 2022
Students are understandably concerned about the threat of violence at school, feeling dismay and hopelessness; help is available.

21 killed in elementary school shooting in Texas

By Paul Katula • May 25, 2022
World leaders, including the pope and president, call for the US to take action on gun safety to make mass shootings inside soft targets like schools less likely.

Concerns over shooting suspect’s behavior

By Paul Katula • Dec 2, 2021
What happened just before a shooter fired shots inside a Mich. high school, killed 4 students, and injured 7 other people?

Fight turns into shooting in Colo. school parking lot

By Paul Katula • Nov 19, 2021
A second shooting this week outside a high school in Aurora, Colo., has the chief of police seeking suspects and solutions.

Shooting at Timberview HS after a fight

By Paul Katula • Oct 6, 2021
3 people, including 1 student, were injured when an 18-year-old student opened fire after a fight at a high school in Arlington, Texas.

No students injured in Houston school shooting

By Paul Katula • Oct 1, 2021
A school shooting at a Houston charter school left one staff member critically injured; the suspect is in custody.

2 dead, 3 wounded in Calif. school shooting

By Paul Katula • Nov 14, 2019
Another school shooting has resulted in the death of 2 California high school students. The suspect shot himself and is in custody.

Hall monitor injured in Baltimore school shooting

By Paul Katula • Feb 9, 2019
A staffer was shot Friday at a Baltimore high school; no students were injured, but the school was locked down.

Cops don’t stop & talk to kids, kids start shooting

By Paul Katula • Sep 27, 2018
After a school shooting, which may be on the increase, the students at the school eventually return and go on with their lives.

Mattoon IL school shooter waives jury trial

By Paul Katula • Aug 7, 2018
A 15-year-old boy accused of firing a gun and injuring a student in September has waived his right to a trial by jury.

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