Our country has suffered yet another unspeakable tragedy: 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, armed with two assault rifles, opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two […]
Tag: school shooting
The pro-death state of Texas
On Tuesday, Fox News blasted a headline, “New York City subway crime up 58% so far compared to 2021; Hunt for gunman in unprovoked shooting intensifies.” That day, a gunman […]
Schools evaluate safety procedures
BY DAVE WILSON When news broke that a potential school shooting in Jackson County had been averted by the quick-thinking of a student, bus driver and other staff, school officials […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 6
Good: HB 4630 — to allow a tenant to recover the full amount of their security deposit if a landlord has failed a dwelling unit inspection on the property where […]
Socially deviant parents of school shooters
After the 2012 massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., then-Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, evaded calls for banning weapons of war. But he had other ideas. The […]
Mon BOE mulls school violence concerns
Eddie Campbell Jr. may have stopped just short of saying it, during a meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education last week. Metal detectors. Campbell is the superintendent of […]
Group wants metal detectors at MHS in response to threats
When Brandie Miles was a high school student back in Waldorf, Md., she passed through a metal detector every day on her way to class. She didn’t think anything of […]
After Michigan, local threats cause community concern
It’s certainly been an interesting week in the world of education here in Morgantown. Last Friday, an unsigned threat to “shoot up” Morgantown High School that day (Dec. 3) was […]
It’s time to do something about the danger to America’s students
Once again, carnage goes to school. Once again, American students are used for target practice. But conservative leaders are on the case. Recognizing the ongoing threat to our children, they […]
The signs weren’t missed — they were ignored
As has been the case with so many other school shootings over several years, last week’s murder spree at Oakland High School in suburban Detroit might have been avoided if […]
