/news/tags/school-shootings school shootings en-US Copyright Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:19:36 GMT /2023-03-29/74-people-have-been-killed-or-injured-by-guns-at-american-schools-this-year The fatal school shooting in Nashville this week is part of what one expert describes as an "astronomical increase" in violence on school campuses since the pandemic. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:19:36 GMT /2023-03-29/74-people-have-been-killed-or-injured-by-guns-at-american-schools-this-year Manuela López Restrepo /news/education/2021-12-16/northeast-ohio-schools-have-received-a-wave-of-shooting-threats-heres-how-theyre-handled The number of school shooting threats has risen dramatically this year, according to a database complied by the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. It’s a trend that seems to be playing out in school districts across Northeast Ohio, especially in the wake of the Oxford, Michigan, shooting late last month. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:40:02 GMT /news/education/2021-12-16/northeast-ohio-schools-have-received-a-wave-of-shooting-threats-heres-how-theyre-handled Ida Lieszkovszky /news/community/2018-08-21/columbiana-schools-introduce-pepper-spray-threat-extinguishers Columbiana's school district is gaining national attention for a unique school safety measure.The district is now using devices called Threat… Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:42:16 GMT /news/community/2018-08-21/columbiana-schools-introduce-pepper-spray-threat-extinguishers /news/community/2018-06-21/morning-headlines-youngstown-to-close-fire-stations-census-shows-ohio-is-getting-more-diverse Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, June 21:Youngstown to close fire stations due to budget shortage;Norton woman sues Summa, alleging… Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:37:43 GMT /news/community/2018-06-21/morning-headlines-youngstown-to-close-fire-stations-census-shows-ohio-is-getting-more-diverse Amanda Rabinowitz /news/education/2018-06-20/ag-dewine-offers-drones-videos-to-enhance-school-safety Ohio’s top law enforcement official is offering two things to school districts statewide to enhance plans to defend their buildings against active… Wed, 20 Jun 2018 23:06:23 GMT /news/education/2018-06-20/ag-dewine-offers-drones-videos-to-enhance-school-safety Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2018-03-16/lawmaker-believes-students-could-carry-in-schools Amid the debate over whether teachers should be armed in schools, a Dayton-area lawmaker says he believes some students could carry weapons as… Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:24:54 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-03-16/lawmaker-believes-students-could-carry-in-schools Karen Kasler /news/education/2018-03-14/northeast-ohio-students-walk-out-hold-a-justice-fair-and-remember-the-dead-in-parkland More than 100 teenagers at Rocky River High School joined thousands of their fellow students across Ohio Wednesday who observed 17 minutes of silence in… Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:46:57 GMT /news/education/2018-03-14/northeast-ohio-students-walk-out-hold-a-justice-fair-and-remember-the-dead-in-parkland Ashton Marra /news/community/2018-03-14/northeast-ohio-students-call-for-action-to-end-deadly-school-violence The students in one Northeast Ohio school district went their own way during the National School Walkout. In Lordstown they had “A Day of Advocacy.”When a… Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:56:05 GMT /news/community/2018-03-14/northeast-ohio-students-call-for-action-to-end-deadly-school-violence /news/community/2018-02-27/stow-company-sees-increasing-interest-in-its-bulletproof-backpack-inserts A Stow company that produces ballistic armor has seen a large increase in interest in a bulletproof shield it produces that can fit into a child’s… Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:29:12 GMT /news/community/2018-02-27/stow-company-sees-increasing-interest-in-its-bulletproof-backpack-inserts /news/community/2018-02-26/summit-county-sherriff-pushes-zero-tolerence-policy-on-threats The Summit County Sheriff’s office is pushing a zero tolerance policy when it comes to threats against schools.Sheriff Steve Barry says his office is… Mon, 26 Feb 2018 21:53:33 GMT /news/community/2018-02-26/summit-county-sherriff-pushes-zero-tolerence-policy-on-threats