Posts Tagged ‘school safety’
Armed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter
An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” and become the country’s “most deadly mass shooter”, police allege. The man – who has never had a firearms licence – is accused of possessing a pump action shotgun with more than 350 shotgun cartridges, “suspected components of…
Read MoreMachete-wielding man attacks Ugandan nursery school, killing 4 children
A man killed four children in a machete attack inside a nursery school in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Thursday, police said. The man gained access to the Gaba Early Childhood Development Program in Kampala by disguising himself as a parent, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported. He first entered the school offices, where he…
Read MorePolice: 18-year-old from Brockport arrested after making terroristic threats online outside a Palmyra school
The Palmyra Police Department said they arrested a Brockport man after an investigation into a threat made against the Palmyra-Macedon School District. Police say they were told about a social media post on Tuesday that showed a gun being pointed at a school, along with a threatening message. The report said the suspect was a…
Read MoreB.C. youth charged over alleged school shooting threats in chats with U.S. teen
Police on Vancouver Island say a youth who lives in Sooke, B.C., has been charged after allegedly making threats about a school shooting in online chats with a 15-year-old in the United States. Sooke RCMP said in a statement Monday that the investigation was spurred after police in Louisville, Ky., made contact earlier this month…
Read MoreTexas high school shooting leaves student dead, teacher hospitalized
A 15-year-old student shot a teacher at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde before shooting himself, according to the Comal County Sheriff’s Office. The student died at the scene, and the teacher was transported to a San Antonio hospital. The teacher’s name has not been released. “At this time, we do not have…
Read MoreSchool stabbing in Chile leaves 1 dead and 4 injured
A stabbing at a school in northern Chile killed at least one person and injured four others on Friday, police said. The attack occurred at about 10:40 a.m. local time at the Instituto Obispo Silva Lezaeta, located in the city of Calama, in the northern Antofagasta region. A 12th grade student attacked three students and…
Read MoreMan arrested at Sweetwater school after alleged threats to business, justice center
Sweetwater police arrested a man on school property Thursday after investigators said he allegedly made threats toward a local business and the Monroe County Justice Center. On Thursday, March 26, 2026, the Sweetwater Police Department responded to information about a subject accused of making the threats. While officers were searching for the individual, a school…
Read More15-year-old student kills 2 teachers in Mexico; posted videos before attack
A 15-year-old student shot and killed two teachers at a high school in western Mexico, according to officials. Hours earlier, he had posted videos showing what appeared to be the rifle used in the attack, along with clips tied to incel culture and hostility toward feminism. The shooting happened Tuesday at the Makarenko preparatory school…
Read MoreProsecutor: Teen accused of planning mass shooting had school layout, red-line path and names of people to kill
Two Ellensburg teenagers have been arrested for allegedly plotting a mass shooting at Morgan Middle School. The two girls were both students at the school. Felony charges of harassment and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder may come as early as March 25. Authorities said one of the two girls had a hand-drawn layout of the…
Read MorePhilippine police thwart Roblox-linked school shooting plot by 7 teens
Philippine police have foiled a school shooting and rescued seven students radicalised by “foreigners” online to stage an attack in Laguna province near Manila, amid growing calls for stronger parental safeguards against digital threats. Officers rounded up the suspects – five boys and two girls, aged 12 to 17 – on February 2 after receiving…
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