Aug 21 A poet grows up in the post-Columbine world By Jennifer Hijazi Kelly Forsythe's latest collection “Perennial” imagines a different kind of narrative in the wake of the Columbine High School shooting -- a “coming-of-age” story about what it means when feeling safe has drastically changed. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 8:00 David and Lauren Hogg never thought it would happen in Parkland. Now they say #NeverAgain It’s been almost six months since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed. But out of that tragedy emerged a group of students dedicated to preventing future school shootings, including David… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Trump pardons conservative author who was convicted for illegal campaign contributions In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump pardoned conservative author and President Obama critic Dinesh D'Souza, who had made illegal campaign contributions and was sentenced to five years of federal probation in 2014. Also, the president traveled to Texas and… Continue watching
May 29 Classes resume at Texas school for first time since shooting By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Tuesday marked the first day of class at Santa Fe High School since the mass shooting that left eight students and two substitute teachers dead. Students who had classes in the area of the May 18 shooting were first allowed… Continue reading
May 25 2 hurt in Indiana middle school shooting; suspect in custody By Associated Press Someone opened fire at a suburban Indianapolis middle school Friday morning, injuring an adult and a child before being taken into custody, authorities said. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Texas holds moment of silence for school shooting victims In our news wrap Monday, Texas held a statewide moment of silence for those killed and wounded in Friday's school shooting. Outside Santa Fe High, students and staff gathered around 10 white crosses, one for each person who died in… Continue watching
May 01 Vista Outdoor is the latest company to get out of the gun business By Associated Press Another company, this one among the largest ammunition makers in America, will stop producing firearms following the massacre at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High in February. Continue reading
Apr 27 School shootings don't need to be deadly to traumatize students and teachers By Evie Blad, Education Week It happened so quickly that this teacher wasn’t sure what she was feeling when a piece of shrapnel struck her in the forehead. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 3:13 'Enough of killing, enough of being scared': Students stage another gun violence walkout From Houston to Indianapolis, thousands of students walked out of schools Friday morning to participate in staged sit-ins, marches, and moments of silence to demand action on gun legislation and mark the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 2:29 How this Columbine survivor is helping scared students When Lindsey O’Donnell survived the Columbine High School shooting at age 17, she relied on friends and family to cope with the anxiety that remained. Now a physical education teacher, she’s discovered fitness and mindfulness can also help alleviate the… Continue watching