Mar 14 Parkland shooting suspect Cruz appears in court, remains silent when asked about plea By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The former student charged with killing 17 people at a Florida high school last month refused to announce a plea on Wednesday so a judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 5:20 Texas schools can choose to train and arm their teachers. Here's how it works By PBS News Hour President Trump, a number of other Republicans and the NRA have ramped up calls for arming teachers. But it's an idea that generating a lot of criticism among educators. Jason Villalba, a Texas state representative and the architect of the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:22 Teachers want common-sense gun reform, not to carry weapons, says National Education Association official By PBS News Hour What do teachers think of calls from President Trump and others for arming educators as a response to mass shootings at schools? Becky Pringle of the National Education Association joins John Yang to share opposition to the proposal and why… Continue watching
Feb 23 Opinion: I've asked hundreds of students if they would feel safer if I was armed. Not one has said yes By Mike Conrad Teacher Mike Conrad says in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, students have told him they'd feel less safe if teachers were armed. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch If we arm teachers, 'we have accepted... that school shootings will not stop,' says Detroit teacher By PBS News Hour After last week's mass shooting at a Florida school, "students are scared," gasping even at the sound of the normal school announcement system going off, says Mike Conrad, a teacher at a high school outside Detroit. Conrad joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 9:03 Scottish town devastated by gun violence has advice for America: Say 'no more' By Malcolm Brabant For the Scottish town of Dunblane, one deadly shooting massacre was enough. After 16 children and a teacher were murdered in 1996, Britain outlawed hand-gun ownership. After years of watching deadly shootings in the U.S. with little change in American… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 5:39 Why did a Florida shooter FBI tip fall through the cracks? By PBS News Hour The FBI says it got a tip about the man accused of murdering 17 people in Parkland, Florida, but never investigated. Director Christopher Wray said on Friday that a caller warned the bureau of Nikolas Cruz's desire to kill people. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 14:22 Shootings are terrorizing America. There are real ways to stop them By PBS News Hour There have been so many deadly mass shootings in America that one could easily feel powerless in stopping them. What is the way forward? Judy Woodruff talks to Kristina Anderson of the Koshka Foundation for Safe Schools, Robert Draper of… Continue watching
Feb 15 Lots of talk, little action in Congress after shootings By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Four months after the Las Vegas massacre, the only gun legislation that has moved in the House or Senate eases restrictions for gun owners. Continue reading
Feb 15 Leader of white nationalist group says Florida shooting suspect was a member By Terry Spencer and Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press The leader of a white nationalist militia told the Associated Press that the Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was a member of his group and participated in paramilitary drills in Tallahassee. Continue reading