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Tagschool safety

Articles about school safety related issues like gun control and zero tolerance policies.

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Yearbook photos may include weapons

In view of school shootings and gun violence across the country, this is a twist on the usual high school 

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10 Back to School Laws Every Student Should Know

It’s back to school season, so we’ve compiled a list of laws that every student should know about. We hear 

Nicholas Goettl
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Jokes about weapons aren’t funny

An 18-year-old Arizona student tweeted a message regarding his senior prank. Nicholas Goettl from Boulder Creek High School wrote, “For 

gun violence
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When will Congress act on gun control?

Since the massacre of December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut,  there have been dozens of incidents of school violence involving 

Newtown
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Newtown tragedy marks one year

December 14, 2013 marks one year since we were mesmerized by the news from Newtown, Connecticut. The unspeakable slaughter of 20 first-grade students and 

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Teen arrested for wearing an NRA T-shirt

Jared Marcum is 14 and a student at a middle school in West Virginia. His school district has a dress code 

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More intolerance of childish behavior

“In my eyes, it’s irrelevant; I don’t care who he pointed it at,” said William Welch. “It was harmless. It 

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The Supreme Court speaks pre-Newtown and Sandy Hook Elementary

The Supreme Court considered a student free speech case in 2007 (Morse v. Frederick) that you may have heard of. 

T.J. Lane
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Teen “killer” shows no remorse at sentencing

In February,  2012, T.J. Lane opened fire in a school cafeteria at Chardon High School in Ohio. He killed three students and 

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Should states allow schools and teachers to be armed?

The debate over stricter gun control laws, school safety and whether or not our schools and teachers should be armed 

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