NBA star Luka Doncic to pay for funerals of Belgrade school shooting victims The Dallas Mavericks star, who has a Serbian father, will also pay for grief counselling for staff and classmates The Independent UK · May 5, 2023
Police arrest Bosnia teenager for threatening to copy Serbia school shooting Bosnia police on Thursday detained a 18-year-old boy from the western town of Bihac after he had threatened on social networks to copy the deadly mass school shooting in Serbia on Wednesday that claimed nine lives. Reuters · May 4, 2023
Serbia police urge people to lock guns after school shooting Serbian police have urged citizens to lock up their guns after a 13-year-old boy used two of his father’s weapons on a shooting rampage that killed eight of his fellow students and a school guard, sending shock waves through the Balkan nation The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Serbia struggles to comprehend first school shooting Shocked Serbians mourned the nine victims of their nation's first mass school shooting on Thursday while teachers demanded better security and two wounded pupils fought for their lives. Reuters · May 4, 2023
Nine dead in Belgrade school shooting BELGRADE: Eight students and a security guard were killed during a school shooting in Belgrade on Wednesday, with police accusing the detained 13-year-old suspect of plotting the attack for a month and making a kill list. Bangkok Post · May 3, 2023
Gov's office: Tennessee session on guns likely after July 4 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s office says a special lawmaking session dedicated to possible changes to the state’s gun laws in the wake of a deadly school shooting last month would likely have to take place after July 4 The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023
The week in classical: Innocence; Sakari Oramo/BBCSO; Explore Ensemble – review A big week for Finnish music and musicians led by Kaija Saariaho’s powerful opera about a school shooting, and a thrilling Bartok performance The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023
Tennessee Legislature nears end; gun reform reconvene likely Tennessee lawmakers appeared poised to finish their annual legislative session without action on the governor’s gun reform plan, after a deadly school shooting in Nashville last month The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023
Parents, schools face increasing scrutiny after shootings As school shootings continue across the U.S., parents and educators are facing increasing scrutiny The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Tennessee moves to shield gun firms after school shooting In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are sending to Republican Gov. Bill Lee a proposal that further protects gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Nashville flower shop refuses to serve Republican event headlined by Trump over GOP inaction on gun violence Three children and three adults were shot dead during a school shooting in Nashville in March The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
Restored Tennessee Rep. Pearson charts progressive path Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a school shooting left three children and three adults dead The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
Innocence review – Saariaho’s iridescent score keeps the harrowing drama at arm’s length Dealing with the terrible aftermath of a school shooting, this production is sensitively staged and sung but its characters fail to come into focus and the beauty of the music ultimately works against the drama The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2023
Innocence at the Royal Opera House review: a devastating work about the aftershocks of a school shooting This extraordinarily powerful and disturbing opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho is making its UK debut Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2023
Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2023 Commentary: We can't be speechless about school shootings School shootings seem to always be met by silence. During lockdowns or active shooter situations, children muffle their voices, sit still and play dead. And afterward, we are told to send our thoughts and prayers, an essentially private, soundless act even when they’re plastered across social media.
WEKU · Apr 14, 2023 What could make a hoax call reporting a school shooting worse? Social media NPR has documented an alarming pattern of hoax school shooting calls across the country. Now another pattern has emerged: bad actors using these moments to spread misinformation online.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 12, 2023 Violence dropped at California middle and high schools over 18 years, UCLA study finds LOS ANGELES — A UCLA study found steady and steep decreases in California school violence over 18 years, including fights and reports of guns and other weapons on campus, results that indicate students generally felt safe at school despite nationwide mass school shootings.
The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2023 A Columbine survivor’s tragic battle to reveal the ‘ripple effect’ of gun violence: trauma, addiction, suicide With 377 school shootings since Columbine, Americans are still reckoning with the real toll of these attacks
Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023 Special grand jury in Va. shooting to probe school system employees NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A special grand jury appointed in the Richneck Elementary School shooting case will investigate whether any “actions or omissions” by school system employees led to a 6-year-old boy opening fire on his first grade teacher in a classroom three months ago.
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 Nashville council to vote on restoring ousted state lawmaker Nashville officials are poised to vote to reinstate one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by Republican colleagues over their gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting
France 24 · Apr 7, 2023 Tennessee’s House expels 2 Democrats over gun protest, VP Harris travels to meet them In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. A third Democrat was narrowly spared by a one-vote margin.
Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023 Biden condemns ‘shocking’ Tennessee lawmaker expulsions over gun furor WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned Tennessee Republicans’ expulsion of two lawmakers who protested a deadly Nashville school shooting last week, calling the episode unprecedented and criticizing GOP leaders for refusing to enact tighter gun-control laws.
Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023 Biden condemns ‘shocking’ Tennessee expulsions over gun furor WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned Tennessee Republicans’ expulsion of two lawmakers who protested a deadly Nashville school shooting last week, calling the episode unprecedented and calling out GOP leaders for refusing to enact tighter gun-control laws.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 Kamala Harris to meet with expelled Tennessee lawmakers Vice President Kamala Harris is making a last-minute trip to Tennessee on Friday, hours after the Republican-controlled House expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature in retaliation for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2023 Tennessee House expels 2 Democrats for gun-control protest The GOP supermajority in the House banished Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who are both Black, for joining a protest for gun control after the Nashville school shooting.