School Safety and Security News Articles - 2007  

June 30, 2008 - Mo. governor signs bill outlawing cyberbullying (msnbc.msn.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25465548/from/ET/

June 26, 2008 - U.S. battle against teen smoking stalls: CDC (reuters.com)
http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSN2633099820080626

June 17, 2008 - Virginia Tech families win $11 million settlement from state (cnn.com)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/17/virginia.tech.settlement/

June 17, 2008 - University of Iowa campus Devastated by Record Floods (universitybusiness.com)
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news_date=2008-06-17&news_id=16109#top

June 13, 2008 - Damage at Kansas State University May Cost $20 Million (universitybusiness.com)
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news_date=2008-06-13&news_id=16093#top

June 9, 2008 - Students "Talk About" Abusive Teachers When Technology Views Clash
(districtadministration.com)
http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1600

June 8, 2008 - The school bully dilemma (mercurynews.com)
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_9520826?nclick_check=1&forced=true

June 6, 2008 - Pasadena student tried to hire 'hit man,' police say (statesman.com)
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/06/06/0606killingforhire.html?
cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=52

June 5, 2008 - School climate key to curbing violence: U.S. report (in.reuters.com)
http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINN0438571720080604

June 4, 2008 - Authorities Release More Information About Teen Who Plotted Shooting
At High School
(allheadlinenews.com)
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011166769

June 4, 2008 - Schoolyard survivor sues over shooting (nj.com)
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1212555379197660.xml&coll=1

June 3, 2008 - Prevention called cure for school violence (baltimoresun.com)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-violence0603,0,4425783.story

Spring 2008 - ASPIRE Internet Site Kicks Butt (mdanderson.org)
http://www.mdanderson.org/publications/conquest/display.cfm?id=93FEE0FD-9224-4326-A54E797C0066C371&method=displayFull&pn=2CDC2CF2-35B6-46DC-A95424C6C4FB4AC9

May 30, 2008 - Many stay home after threat note found at Laurel school (delawareonline.com)
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/NEWS03/80530037

May 29, 2008 - How to Survive A Disaster (time.com)
http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSN2633099820080626

May 29, 2008 - State Crackdown on School Safety Guidelines (newswest9.com)
http://www.newswest9.com/global/story.asp?s=8362663

May 22, 2008 - Former Del Valle School District Bus Driver Receives Four Years In Prison For Online Solicitation (oag.state.tx.us)
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/oagNews/release.php?id=2475

May 15, 2008 - Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case (ap.google.com)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gg5xCtQtLBF6vJqWXStItGEOsJfwD90M9E680

May 12, 2008 - Online bullying has no age limit (mariettatimes.com)
http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/503564.html

May 10, 2008 - Brawl breaks out at Los Angeles school (upi.com)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/10/brawl_breaks_out_at_los_angeles_
school/3251/

May 10, 2008 - Panel to study school safety (moultrieobserver.com)
http://www.moultrieobserver.com/local/local_story_131230715.html?keyword=topstory

May 9, 2008 - 4 Arrested, School On Lockdown After 600 Fight (cbs2.com)
http://cbs2.com/local/Fight.South.LA.2.720562.html

May 7, 2008 - 12-year-old brings gun to San Marcos school (news8austin.com)
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=207916

May 5, 2008 - Columbine's Dark Legacy Haunts Teens (abcnews.go.com)
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/FedCrimes/story?id=4785258&page=1

May 1, 2008 - Shooter Had Big Plan, Say Officials (washingtonpost.com)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043002583.html

April 29, 2008 - Man stabs student over alleged sex assault (txcn.com)
http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/txcn/houston/stories/khou080428_mh_schoolstabbing.
aac9eebf.html

April 29, 2008 - Shots fired; GSU campus closes (thenewsstar.com)
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080426/NEWS01/804260309

April 28, 2008 - Group aims for school violence prevention (battlecreekenquirer.com)
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080427/NEWS01/
804270318

April 25, 2008 - Waco officer spreading the word that "tippin' ain't snitchin" (wacotrib.com)
http://www.wacotrib.com/search/content/news/stories/2008/04/25/04252008wactippinsnitchin.html

April 25, 2008 - At Va. Tech, arms dealer calls for more college guns (inrich.com)
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-25-0224.html

April 24, 2008 - Boy, 10, fires gun inside NJ elementary school; no injuries (ap.google.com)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jy0WXHV2RYmRETbLDXXxpUGLpcSwD907S2UO0

April 22, 2008 - University of Florida adopts revised Taser policy (jacksonville.com)
http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/042208/D907ACTO0.shtml

April 18, 2008 - County takes lead in school safety: Officers train with kids, teachers (thedailyjournal.com)
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080418/NEWS01/804180316/1002

April 15, 2008 - U.T. student arrested for having a gun on campus (kvue.com)
http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/041508kvueliao-bkm.6a1b854d.html

April 14, 2008 - Campuses see rise in crime hoaxes (newsobserver.com)
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1036290.html

April 13, 2008 - VA Tech Killings Continue to Reverberate (ap.google.com)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ghKqd8LjQeft00M2B6WRVF24P3xQD9016ANG0

April 11, 2008 - Va. Tech families agree to deal (boston.com)
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/04/11/va_tech_families_agree_to_
deal/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Education+news

April 8, 2008 - Web posts face scrutiny in rioting near MSU (detnews.com)
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080408/SCHOOLS/804080369

April 8, 2008 - Teens videotape beating as revenge for online posts (today.msnbc.msn.com)
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/24009077/

April 7, 2008 - Police respond to student threat on MySpace posting (columbiatribune.com)
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/Apr/20080407News003.asp

April 7, 2008 - Teens Rampage Through Australian School (ap.google.com)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8lveE6KembdE29JhCVd9o39smAAD8VTFSJG1

April 3, 2008 - NIU, Virginia Tech shootings have impact on college admissions (chicagotribune.com)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-college_decisionsmar31,1,148723.story?page=1

April 2, 2008 - 3rd Graders Plot to Kill Teacher? (11alive.com)
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=113807

April 2, 2008 - Teens Say No to Smoking (cbs19.tv)
http://www.cbs19.tv/story-3566.htm?PHPSESSID=72f4ff418a741141f4bd3501a2737643

March 31, 2008 - NIU chief recalls his sternest test (suburbanchicagonews.com)
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/869060,2_1_AU31_NIUCHIEF_S1.
article

March 28, 2008 - YouTube fracas results in discipline (sltrib.com)
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8725608

March 26, 2008 - 'Cheese' Heroin Hooking Young Users in Dallas (npr.org)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89070113&sc=emaf

March 26, 2008 - Proposal Would Clarify Law On Sharing Student Information (washingtonpost.com)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/25/AR2008032501481.html?referrer=emailarticle

March 25, 2008 - Preparing for disaster (news14.com)
http://news14.com/content/headlines/594151/preparing-for-disaster/Default.aspx

March 24, 2008 - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Welcomes New Partner In Fight
Against Cyber Crime
(oag.state.tx.us)
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/oagNews/release.php?id=2396

March 24, 2008 - Outdoor Sirens, Low-Tech but Highly Effective, Bolster Colleges'
Emergency Responses
(chronicle.com)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/03/2221n.htm?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

March 21, 2008 - Data Security Top Tech Issue for Colleges (universitybusiness.com)
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news_date=2008-03-21&news_id=15557#top

March 15, 2008 - A lesson in school safety (projo.com)
http://www.projo.com/news/content/COLLEGE_SECURITY_03-15-08_BJ9BD4L_v24.365dab4.html

March 6, 2008 - Sex offender on the run considered threat to children (kvue.com)
http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/030608kvuesexoffender-cb.2aa28193.html

March 6, 2008 - Woman Escapes from Attacker on College Campus (woai.com)
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=b54ec81c-12b8-4d73-82cf-1541bd3a2085

March 6, 2008 - UC Davis - Explosives Found In Dorm Room (nationalterroralert.com)
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2008/03/06/uc-davis-explosives-found-in-dorm-room/

March 5, 2008 - Update: Auburn student found shot dead off campus (blog.al.com)
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/03/auburn_student_found_shot_dead.html

March 5, 2008 - N.J. Authorities Foil 'Military Style' School Massacre Plot (foxnews.com)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,335409,00.html

March 5, 2008 - Concerns for Kids' Safety on the Rise After Spate of Yellow Bus Accidents (foxnews.com)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,335178,00.html

February 29, 2008 - Building rapport key to safety in school (carrollcountytimes.com)
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2008/02/29/news/local_news/newsstory7.txt

February 28, 2008 - Dallas City Council approves ban on hand-held cellphone use in school zones (dallasnews.com)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-cellphones_28met.ART0.West.Edition1.45edc07.html

February 28, 2008 - Standoff sends two Allen schools into lockdown (wfaa.com)
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa080228_mo_lockdown.
7b80676.html

February 26, 2008 - AG Abbott: CCISD is a model district (caller.com)
http://www.caller.com/news/2008/feb/26/ag-abbott-ccisd-is-a-model-district/

February 22, 2008 - Seagoville High parents question school's safety after brawl (dallasnews.com)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-seagoville_22met.ART.State.Edition2.46fc1b6.html

February 19, 2008 - Gunman covered his tracks, cops say (chicagotribune.com)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-niu_investigation_webfeb20,0,2846139.story

February 19, 2008 - Reports of Gunman’s Use of Antidepressant Renew Debate Over Side Effects (nytimes.com)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/us/19depress.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref
=slogin

February 19, 2008 - Private colleges' crime records going public (csmonitor.com)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0219/p02s01-usgn.html

February 19, 2008 - Northern Illinois University Addresses Security Concerns (securitysolutions.com)
http://securitysolutions.com/news/northern-illinois-security-0219/index.html

February 18, 2008 - Taking Their Medicine (insidehighered.com)
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/02/18/medication

February 17, 2008 - Campuses Face New Reality of Safety Situation (npr.org)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19128147&sc=emaf

February 16, 2008 - Colleges reviewing security policies (boston.com)
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/02/16/colleges_reviewing_security_
policies/?p1=email_to_a_friend

February 15, 2008 - NIU gunman stopped taking medication (news.yahoo.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/niu_shooting

February 15, 2008 - Gunman Kills 5 Students Before Shooting Himself in Illinois Campus Rampage (chronicle.com)
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=mkF4hmxwzpkpWyrdbhcnmrn2bB3MfwSq

February 15, 2008 - Who Was the Illinois School Shooter? (abcnews.com)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4296984

February 14, 2008 - 6 shot dead, including gunman, at Northern Illinois University (cnn.com)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/14/university.shooting/index.html

February 13, 2008 - Student shot in class (venturacountystar.com)
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/feb/13/violence-at-eo-green-school-student-shot-in/

February 12, 2008 - In Vermont, Middlebury College student disappears (boston.com)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2008/02/12/middlebury_college_student_
reported_missing/?p1=email_to_a_friend

February 12, 2008 - Do More for Children's Safety, Parents Told (redorbit.com)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1251238/do_more_for_childrens_safety_parents_told/

February 11, 2008 - Student shot during gym class at Memphis high school (news.bostonherald.com)
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view.bg?articleid=1072766&srvc=
home&position=recent

February 11, 2008 - House Passes Bill Requiring Universities Provide More Safety Information, 30-Minute Notice of Emergencies (campussafetymagazine.com)
http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/News/?NewsID=1720

February 9, 2008 - Why teens engage in risky behaviors (reporternews.com)
http://reporternews.com/news/2008/feb/09/why-teens-engage-in-risky-behaviors/

February 8, 2008 - Student kills 2, self at La. college (news.yahoo.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_re_us/campus_shooting

February 8, 2008 - Woman kills 2, herself at La. college (kvue.com)
http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/020808kvueBatonRougeshooting-cb.a0d7e512.html

February 8, 2008 - Elementary school principal fired after molestation accusation (statesman.com)
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/TX_Principal_Sex_Assault.html?imw=Y

February 7, 2008 - Police: Teacher Shot By Husband At Southern Ohio School (wtov9.com)
http://www.wtov9.com/news/15243342/detail.html

February 7, 2008 - Police: Gunman in southern Ohio school shooting found dead (wkyc.com)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=82872

February 6, 2008 - Facing the bullies VIDEO (kvii.com)
http://www.kvii.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=93150

February 4, 2008 - Fight rumors at school spread with alarming speed when tech-wise students use cell phones (herald-coaster.com)
http://www.herald-coaster.com/articles/2008/02/04/news/news04.txt

February 1, 2008 - Dallas-Fort Worth schools sign up for Internet emergency-alert system (dallasnews.com)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/020208dnmetregion
10alerts.2f80fda.html

February 1, 2008 - 7-year-old at charter school found suspended on hook (statesman.com)
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/02/01/0201student.html

January 30, 2008 - Opportunity knocks: High school is seeking some CATS (eptrail.com)
http://www.eptrail.com/pages/01wednesday_i/wed03.html

January 24, 2008 - Atascocita 8th-graders face weapons charges (chron.com)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/humble/news/5480712.html

January 28, 2008 - Gunmen free 300 children in Pakistan school siege (afp.google.com)
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h-6lMwXpBNAx6WZ7d_ODmvB426rQ

January 26, 2008 - Lynchburg dorm evacuated after fake 911 call (registerbee.com)
http://www.registerbee.com/servlet/Satellite?c=MGArticle&cid=1173354372300&pagename=
DRB/MGArticle/DRB_BasicArticle

January 26, 2008 - Wake player dismissed from team over threat (msn.foxsports.com)
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7724720/Wake-player-dismissed-from-team-over-threat

January 23, 2008 - Citizens Speak Out On Smoking (tylerpaper.com)
http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20080123/NEWS08/726867319

January 21, 2008 - Arsenal Is Found at Home of Columbia Professor (nysun.com)
http://www.nysun.com/article/69826?access=275016

January 20, 2008 - School safety remains a work in progress a year after shooting (seattlepi.nwsource.com)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_school_safety.html

January 17, 2008 - Lewisville officials unsure how magician led girl, 9, from school (dallasmorningnews.com)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/011808dnmetreyes.
2f680ab3.html

January 11, 2008 - School district warns of possible child predator (mysanantonio.com)
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/stories/MYSA011208.STRANGER.kens.
13689a43.html

January 9, 2008 - Boy Scouts required to learn how to confront bullies (news8austin.com)
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/Default.asp?SecID=278&ArID=197857&

January 9, 2008 - 3 students stabbed, Pa. school evacuated (msnbc.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22575668/

January 9, 2008 - A Closer Look at CMS' School Safety Audits (wbtv.com)
http://www.wbtv.com/news/topstories/13535177.html

January 9, 2008 - As fingerprinting begins in schools, experts warn system isn't foolproof (statesman.com)
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/01/09/0109teachercrime.html

January 8, 2008 - Campus shooting drill 'real as it gets' (newsobserver.com)
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/866780.html

January 6, 2008 - Virginia Tech Families Turn Grief Into Cry For Gun Laws (washingtonpost.com)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/05/AR2008010502541.
html?referrer=emailarticle