A Florida teen is accused of offering money to have a high school employee killed, prompting police to arrest the student, WFTS-TV reports. The teenager, 18-year-old Nicholas Godfrey, has been charged with attempting to solicit murder after sending an Instagram message to another student at Fivay High School in Pasco County, Florida. Godfrey indicated that …
At least two people are dead and 14 more injured following a mass shooting at a homecoming party for Texas A&M University-Commerce. NBC News reports that gunfire broke out at a party at an off-campus building in Greenville on Saturday night during homecoming weekend. The unidentified shooter reportedly used a semi-automatic weapon, killing two people who …
Former college football player and current Portland, Oregon, high school coach Keanon Lowe bravely disarmed a shotgun-wielding student in a classroom full of students and then calmly hugged the boy and talked with him until police arrived, and the school’s video cameras caught most of the scene. Angel Granados-Diaz, dressed in a long trench coat …
A high school career coach has been charged with one count of video voyeurism after detectives investigating a complaint against him found several “up-skirt” videos of unsuspecting women on his phone, ClickOrlando reports. Police in Apopka, Florida — northwest of Orlando — were called to Sheeler Charter High School late Thursday when a parent accused …
A 30-year-old fifth grade teacher has resigned and faces charges of sexual assault against two 11-year-old students, according to the Billings Gazette. Brent David Skelton resigned from his post at Orchard Elementary School on Thursday shortly before he was arrested. Billings, Montana, School District 2 Superintendent Greg Upham said he learned about the allegations against …
South Carolina State University was placed on lockdown for roughly five hours on Friday following reports that two women, including a student, were shot on campus. The shooting reportedly occurred just after midnight on Orangeburg college’s campus. University President James Clark said the gunfire stemmed from a fight that occurred off campus between a group …
Authorities in Georgia are searching for a man accused of following a student onto a school bus that he tried to drive off, with the student in the vehicle. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office issued warrants for Fred Woods’ arrest on charges of criminal trespass, reckless conduct, and disturbing the …
A Lakeland, Florida, middle school student was suspended from school and charged with a misdemeanor this week when a video showed him punching and kneeing a 12-year-old seventh-grade boy in a locker room while other students held the boy and filmed the incident, WFLA reported. Lauren Springfield, the victim’s mother, posted to Facebook that she …
A New York teen who claimed he was being bullied for his sexual orientation by a classmate that he stabbed to death was sentenced on Tuesday to 14 years in prison for the 2017 slaying. Bronx Supreme Court Justice Michael Gross denied youthful offender status for Abel Cedeno, 20, who was convicted of first-degree manslaughter …
An Alabama school is reportedly trying a unique approach to combat covert vaping on campus: removing the doors on some of the bathroom stalls. The measure is being tested at Wilson High School in Lauderdale County after repeated instances of students, teachers, and staff smelling and seeing evidence of vaping on school grounds. Principal Gary …
A recently-released video reportedly caught a group of high school students in California giving a Nazi salute and singing a Nazi song during an awards ceremony last year. A video obtained by the Daily Beast apparently shows 10 members of Pacifica High School’s water polo team make antisemitic gesture while singing a Nazi marching song—written …
A 15-year-old California girl said she really didn’t want to shoot up her school, but posted terror threats online to gain traction on her social media account, police say. ABC 30 reports that Fresno police arrested the high school teen after receiving tips that she made a disturbing threat on Snapchat about shooting up Edison …
