Kenosha school district says potential school shooting thwarted by staff; teen arrested

A suspect was taken into custody Thursday after Wisconsin police said a teenager attempted to enter an elementary school in Kenosha while potentially armed.

Teen arrested after staff foils potential school shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

Officials said a 13-year-old middle school student showed up to Roosevelt Elementary with a backpack and a black duffel bag.

How school staff in Wisconsin helped stop a potential shooter

A teenager suspected of planning a school shooting was arrested in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after staff confronted him at the elementary school's entryway, prompting a daylong police search. Nancy Chen ...

Teen suspect and father indicted in Georgia high school shooting that killed 4

A Georgia grand jury indicted a teenage boy and his father on dozens of charges, including murder, in connection with a mass shooting last month that killed four people at Apalachee High School, ...

Oregon school district calls on Cruz to take down transgender ads

An Oregon school district on Thursday asked Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) campaign to take down two ads targeting transgender athletes because they include a photograph of two minor girls who are not ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cellphone ban

It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classrooms

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Teen given life sentence over school hammer attack

Two pupils and a housemaster at Blundell's School in Tiverton suffered serious injuries.

Parks, zoo, schools close in Pakistan as residents choke on record-breaking smog

Authorities in a broad swath of eastern Pakistan have closed all parks and museums because of record-breaking smog that already has prompted the closure of schools and government offices and has ...

World - ABC News - 2 hours ago

Father and Son Indicted on Murder Charges for Georgia School Shooting

A grand jury handed up charges against a 14-year-old who is accused of killing four people at his high school. His father is accused of giving him access to the murder weapon.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

Father and son indicted on new charges related to Georgia school shooting

A grand jury indictment revealed dozens of new charges for a 14-year-old boy and his father, connected to the deadly Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia. Colt Gray faces 55 charges including ...

New charges filed against Georgia school shooting suspect and his father

Colt Gray, the 14-year-old suspect in a Georgia school shooting, now faces a potential life sentence. His father, Colin Gray, faces numerous charges for allegedly ignoring warning signs that could ...

Three people killed in Mississippi in shooting after high school football game

Shooting, preceded by a fight among some of the men, near Lexington early Saturday also left eight people wounded . Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in central Mississippi ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

5 dead in shooting in home near Seattle and teen in custody, authorities say

Law enforcement officials found five people killed in a shooting inside a home southeast of Seattle and took a teenager into custody, police said.

Boy restrained unnecessarily at special school, watchdog says

The mother of the boy says she feels vindicated by a watchdog's report into the case.

Father, 14-year-old son indicted on murder charges over Georgia High School shooting

Father and his 14-year-old son were indicted by a grand jury Thursday on murder charges over the September Georgia high school shooting where four people were killed. The Georgia grand jury ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

1 killed, 10 others injured in shooting at a high school-age party in Indiana

At least one person was killed and 10 others were wounded after a shooting broke out at a party of high school-age kids in Indiana on Saturday night, according to police.

Report details St. Louis high school gunman's struggle with mental health before 2022 shooting

Police released a detailed report about a school shooting that left a student and teacher dead, publicly revealing for the first time the gunman’s struggle with his mental health and ...

Family pleaded to have assault rifle seized before deadly school shooting. Officers had few options

Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle

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Manitoba government halts school building plan, says other methods will be found

WINNIPEG — After a lengthy review, Manitoba's NDP government has halted a plan hatched by the former Progressive Conservative government to build new schools in partnership with the private sector.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Iowa school shooter showed 'warning signs' and 'copycat behavior,' police say

The student gunman in a small-town Iowa school shooting in January in which two people were killed and several others injured was known to have a fascination with school shooters and exhibited a ...

Israel strike on Gaza school-turned-shelter kills 17, hospital says

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Irish school abuse inquiry should cover ‘leathering’, survivors say

Former pupils of Catholic schools say corporal punishment was ‘hourly occurence’ in 60s and 70s. The Irish government has been urged to extend the scope of a statutory inquiry into historical child ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Harvard Business School professor says this is the No. 1 'misconception about failing'

Failure is often a catalyst to success, but only if you're failing the right way, says the author of "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well."

Business - CNBC - October 30

Teen with machete arrested after allegedly threatening Democratic supporters at Fl. polling site

Police arrested an 18-year-old wielding a machete with an 18-inch blade outside a polling station in Florida on Tuesday, who was part of a group of teenagers accused of intimidating Democratic ...

Politics - NBC News - October 30

Teen convicted after shooting mother as she protected her children

Lianne Gordon was trying to protect her children from gang violence when she was killed in her home.

Tackling misinformation at school

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Schools tackle false info amid hurricanes, election Schools face challenges teaching children how to ...

Politics - The Hill - October 14

The boom in home schooling

Parents and children unhappy with traditional education are turning to online alternatives after the pandemic opened the door to new ways of learning

World - Financial Times - October 15

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