School Safety and Security News Articles - 2007  

December 21, 2007 - Va. Tech's Norris Hall To House Peace Center (washingtonpost.com)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/20/AR2007122001493.
html?referrer=emailarticle

December 20, 2007 - Congress Passes Bill to Stop Mentally Ill From Getting Guns (washingtonpost.com)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/19/AR2007121902279.
html?referrer=emailarticle

December 20, 2007 - State prepares to begin teacher background checks (dallasnews.com)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-fingerprints_20tex.ART.State.Edition2.36ae508.html

December 17, 2007 - Spring ISD Substitute Teacher Accused Of Fondling Student (khou.com)
http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou071217_jj_springisdsexualassaultteacher.
266a5d90.html

December 16, 2007 - School safety draws a crowd (greensburgdailynews.com)
http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/local/local_story_350233310.html

December 12, 2007 - Loudon High School safety issues won't yield criminal charges (knoxnews.com)
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/dec/12/loudon-high-school-safety-issues/

December 10, 2007 - Gun scare locks down Horizon for 2 hours (azcentral.com)
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/12n-horizon1210-CR-CP.html

December 6, 2007 - New Resources Available for National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month (cadca.org)
http://cadca.org/CoalitionsOnline/article.asp?id=1709

November 30, 2007 - Preparing American School's for Beslan-Type Terrorist Attacks (semp.us)
http://www.semp.us/publications/biot_reader.php?BiotID=482

November 20, 2007 - Sex Offender Runs Into School During Chase (click2houston.com)
http://www.click2houston.com/news/14650162/detail.html?rss=hou&psp=news

November 19, 2007 - Parents: Cyber Bullying Led to Teen's Suicide (abcnews.go.com)
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3882520&page=1

November 18, 2007 - Investigation into Lee student's death continues (mywesttexas.com)
http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19035979&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_
id=475626&rfi=6

November 17, 2007 - Gun incident at Louise Junior High ends safely (journal-spectator.com)
http://www.journal-spectator.com/news/2007/1117/Front_Page/003.html

November 12, 2007 - Finnish school shooter linked to U.S. case (thestar.com)
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/275713

November 7, 2007 - Teen dead who opened fire on Finnish classmates, police say (cnn.com)
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/07/school.shooting/index.html

November 7, 2007 - Kids help stub out Pearland smoking (chron.com)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/realestate/neighborhoods/5280277.html

November 1, 2007 - Securing the Suburban High School (csoonline.com)
http://www.csoonline.com/read/110107/fea_school.html

October 18, 2007 - 1st on staph prevention list: Wash your hands (dallasnews.com)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/101807dnmetstaphprevent.
35c1c70.html

October 10, 2007 - Who was Asa Coon? (blog.cleveland.com)
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/10/who_was_asa_coon.html

October 10, 2007 - Missed Warning Signs: Cleveland School Shooter Had History of Mental Illness (abcnews.go.com)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3712960&page=1

October 2, 2007 - Spike in violence in middle schools raises concerns (boston.com)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/02/spike_in_violence_in_middle_schools_
raises_concerns/

October 2, 2007 - Campus mourns slain athlete (commercialappeal.com)
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/oct/02/2umshoot/

September 29, 2007 - School officials: Voting at CMS is safety risk (zwire.com)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18866683&BRD=1645&PAG=461&dept_id=
571450&rfi=6

September 25, 2007 - Catharsis for Columbine (denverpost.com)
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6966914

September 24, 2007 - Arrest Made in DSU Shooting Incident (desu.edu)
http://www.desu.edu/advancement/pr/press_release.php?article_id=297

September 21, 2007 - Police questioning student in Delaware college shooting (cnn.com)
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/delaware.shooting/index.html

September 20, 2007 - Experts say terrorists eye your local school (worldnetdaily.com)
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57665

September 20, 2007 - Several NJ Schools Suspend Classes Following Bomb Threat (allheadlinenews.com)
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008581322

September 6, 2007 - Youth Suicides Rise the Most in 15 Years, CDC Says (bloomberg.com)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=al4Po_JOhrzQ&refer=us

September 5, 2007 - AT&T Puts Parental Controls on Teens' Cell Phones (foxnews.com)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295651,00.html

August 31, 2007 - The Stopwatch of Death (policeone.com)
http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/1349058/

August 28, 2007 - Guns found at Ill. school; 3 arrested (usatoday.com)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-08-28-school-lockdown_N.htm?csp=34&POE=
click-refer

August 27, 2007 - School Bus Thefts Concern Houston Authorities (nationalterroralert.com)
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2007/08/27/school-bus-thefts-concern-houston-authorities/

August 27, 2007 - CU student stabbed at UMC; victim and suspect ID'd (dailycamera.com)
http://dailycamera.com/news/2007/aug/27/cu-student-stabbed-umc-first-day-classes/

August 22, 2007 - Overview of the findings and recommendations of the April 16 tragedy internal review committees (www.vtnews.vt.edu)
http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/story.php?relyear=2007&itemno=459

July 17, 2007 - STC evacuated; 21 students fall ill (team4news.com)
http://www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=6778235&nav=0w0v

July 16, 2007 - Gov. Perry Awards $299,508 to the Texas State University ALERRT Program (governor.state.tx.us)
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/pressreleases/PressRelease.2007-07-16.0522

July 11, 2007 - US-Mexican border as a terror risk (csmonitor.com)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0322/p01s01-uspo.html

July 5, 2007 - Cyberbullying really is that bad (today.msnbc.msn.com)
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/19620683/

June 19, 2007 - US Drug War In Mexico & Central America (csdp.org)
http://www.csdp.org/news/news/mexico.htm

June 14, 2007 - FBI warns campuses of possible terror threats (csmonitor.com)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0613/p99s01-duts.html?s=mesdu

June 10, 2007 - Students, officials find resource officers quite near and dear (news-gazette.com)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2007/06/10/precious_resources_students_officials

May 29, 2007 - Hookahs may pose same risks as cigarettes (msnbc.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18924137/from/ET/

May 8, 2007 - ‘Cocaine’ drink yanked from shelves nationwide (msnbc.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18537394/wid/11915773?GT1=10008

May 8, 2007 - Drug dealers peddling new kid-friendly mixes (msnbc.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18557266/

May 7, 2007 - Man shoots teen with air gun, officials say (dallasnews.com)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/050807dnmetHulcy.
47d0fe80.htm
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May 1, 2007 - Emergency Management on Campus (securitysolutions.com)
http://securitysolutions.com/education/security_emergency_management_campus_management/

April 19, 2007 - Bomb threat made against Texas School for the Deaf (statesman.com)
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2007/04/19/bomb_threat_made_against_texas.html

April 17, 2007 - College gunman disturbed teachers, classmates (msnbc.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18148802/

April 16, 2007 - Gunman Kills 32 at Virginia Tech In Deadliest Shooting in U.S. History (washingtonpost.com)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/16/AR2007041600533.html?referrer=email

April 4, 2007 - What parents need to know (waxahachiedailylight.com)
http://www.waxahachiedailylight.com/articles/2007/04/04/dailylight/news/04-04-04-redoakparents.txt

March 23, 2007 - 10-year-old brings handgun to Patlan (seguingazette.com)
http://seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=b754545b37305a4e

March 22, 2007 - 5th Grader Accused of Bringing Gun to School (woai.com)
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=8fc38062-4801-4787-a309-c5ed749c4744

March 7, 2007 - Student shoots, kills self in high school band hall, police say (dallasnews.com)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8NNELD82.html

March 2, 2007 - Twister Leaves 8 Dead At High School (nbc.com)
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/11139752/detail.html?treets=dfw&tml=dfw_natlbreak&ts=T&tmi=dfw_natl break_1_04410203012007

February 22, 2007 - Student stabbed at Pearce Middle School (statesman.com)
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/
2007/02/22/student_stabbed_at_pearce_midd.html

February 19, 2007 - Fund Board Expands Life-Saving Award (tasb.org)
http://tasb.org/news/press_releases/2007/february/life_saving.aspx

January 23, 2007 - Two Manor Schools evacuated due to bomb threats (statesman.com)
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2007/01/23/two_manor_schools_evacuated_du.html

January 19, 2007 - Student charged in fatal school stabbing (msnbc.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16709239/

January 9, 2007 - Gunman shoots 2 students at Las Vegas school (msnbc.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16541156/

January 3, 2007 - Student dies in school shooting; suspect arrested (cnn.com)
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/03/school.shooting/index.htm