By KRISTIN M. HALL and DYLAN LOVAN, Associated Press BENTON, Ky. (AP) — A 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun inside his rural Kentucky high school Tuesday, killing two classmates, injuring 19 others and sending hundreds fleeing for safety. Police were seen leading a teenager away in handcuffs. It was the nation’s first fatal school …
ITALY, Texas (AP) — A 15-year-old student was injured in a shooting at her high school in Texas Monday morning and a 16-year-old boy, also a student at the school, has been taken into custody, sheriff’s officials said. The girl was airlifted to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas following the shooting in the town of …
A 14-year-old Arizona boy found dead in an elementary school bathroom Tuesday died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police confirmed Wednesday. According to KOLD, Coronado Elementary School in Sierra Vista went under lockdown at around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday following reports of an active shooter. Responding police canvassed the campus and found the eighth-grader deceased in the …
Police investigating a husband’s alleged knife attack on his wife discovered that the had been having an ongoing affair with a teen student at the school where he was a math teacher. WZZM 13 reports that James Philip Chelekis, 32, of Wyoming, Michigan, pleaded guilty to three felony charges, including assault with intent to murder. Chelekis …
The former Tennessee teacher who led authorities on a manhunt after he allegedly kidnapped 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas is now claiming that authorities coerced a confession from him. WHNT News 19 reports that Cummins, who was arrested in April in California after five weeks on the run with Thomas, is asking to have statements he made …
A 14-year-old boy is facing criminal charges for allegedly raping a female classmate in the stairwell of their Warren, Michigan, high school. According to WDIV, Khymani Jamal Tolbert is accused of raping a freshman girl at Lincoln High School on November 28. Officials revealed that the entire incident was caught on school surveillance cameras. Authorities claimed …
A teacher in New York is facing allegations that he used his position and educational funds to pay for gifts and expenses in exchange for sex from a teenage girl. According to the New York Post, 56-year-old Martin Howfield taught Spanish at North Queens Community High School, where he allegedly offered an internship to the …
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The lawyer for a former Connecticut college student accused of smearing body fluids on her roommate’s belongings said Tuesday that he doesn’t expect authorities to file hate crime charges. Attorney Tom Stevens’ comments came after former University of Hartford student Brianna Brochu appeared before a state judge in Hartford. The 18-year-old …
A 10-year-old boy with autism whose arrest at his Florida school was caught on tape and led to widespread outrage still faces criminal charges months later. The boy’s mom, Luanne Haygood, recently told WPTV that the state refuses to drop the charges against her son because he had at least 55 other documented cases of aggressive behavior against teachers …
“Every drink consumed was provided to him by a fraternity brother”: DA
A 3-year-old boy with a dairy allergy died earlier this month after his preschool served him a grilled cheese sandwich, his family said. The New York Times reports that Elijah Silvera died November 3 after the Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services in Harlem, New York, gave the toddler a grilled cheese sandwich. A GoFundMe set …
More than a year after a California teacher’s aid was arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 16-year-old special needs student, details of her alleged behavior were made public in courtroom testimony this week. According to the Fresno Bee, one witness was a detective who testified 36-year-old Theresa Ramirez plied the high school junior …
