Violence and Crime @ School -- Public School Reports
*It is estimated that a gun is brought to school every 47 seconds. Each year more than 11,000 students are suspended or expelled for bringing weapons to school.
Elmyra, NY (2001) An 18-year old senior is captured in his high school cafeteria with 18 bombs and two loaded guns in his bag.
Santa Fe, TX (2000) A 14-year old student , just three weeks after transferring to his new school, is arrested with four loaded guns and two knives in his duffel bag.
Santee, CA (2001) A 15-year old Andy Williams is patted down Monday morning outside school by his friends who are worried about threats of violence that he has made over the weekend. They fail to check his backpack, however, and this oversight three hours later, results in 15 injuries and two deaths.
Spokane, WA (2000) A 15 year-old becomes the first school shooter in summer school, escaping to his grandparents’ house after attempting to take over the school cafeteria.
Williamsport, PA (2001) A 14-year old girl becomes the first female school shooter.
Dania Beach, FL (2001) A sixth-grader is caught with a gun in his middle school. He reportedly brought it to resolve a dispute concerning the Pokemon cards he was bringing to school.
Flint, MI (2000) A 7-year old is the youngest child to shoot and kill another child in school.
Oklahoma City, OK (1998) The youngest child to bring a gun to school with intent to shoot his teacher is 4 years old.
Littleton, CO (1999) Columbine killers Eric Harris and Dylan Kliebold met their classmate Brooks Brown as they were pulling a number of duffel bags from the trunk of Eric’s car. "Go home, "they told him, and he did.
Police and SWAT teams took several extra days to recover bodies and clear the Columbine crime scene because of the number of bombs and booby traps left in backpacks and in school hallways. More than 30 unexploded bombs were recovered, and each backpack left behind was considered to be a potential bomb.
*Based on a 2000 U. S. Dept of Education study and PAX America 1999 study.
