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School Safety and Security News
Below are school safety and security news articles gathered from various sources, please click the link below each topic to link to the full article. If you need more information about a particular news topic please contact the TxSSC staff or browse through some other recommended resources pertaining to the some of the same issues at the following link: News Resources.
June 17, 2008 - Virginia Tech families win $11 million settlement from state (cnn.com)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/17/virginia.tech.settlement/
June 17, 2008 - University of Iowa campus Devastated by Record Floods (universitybusiness.com)
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news_date=2008-06-17&news_id=16109#top
June 13, 2008 - Damage at Kansas State University May Cost $20 Million (universitybusiness.com)
http://www.universitybusiness.com/newssummary.aspx?news_date=2008-06-13&news_id=16093#top
June 9, 2008 - Students "Talk About" Abusive Teachers When Technology Views Clash (districtadministration.com)
http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1600
June 8, 2008 - The school bully dilemma (mercurynews.com)
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_9520826?nclick_check=1&forced=true
June 6, 2008 - Pasadena student tried to hire 'hit man,' police say (statesman.com)
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/06/06/0606killingforhire.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=52
June 5, 2008 - School climate key to curbing violence: U.S. report (in.reuters.com)
http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINN0438571720080604
June 4, 2008 - Authorities Release More Information About Teen Who Plotted Shooting
At High School (allheadlinenews.com)
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011166769
June 4, 2008 - Schoolyard survivor sues over shooting (nj.com)
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1212555379197660.xml&coll=1
June 3, 2008 - Prevention called cure for school violence (baltimoresun.com)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-violence0603,0,4425783.story
May 30, 2008 - Many stay home after threat note found at Laurel school (delawareonline.com)
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/NEWS03/80530037
May 29, 2008 - State Crackdown on School Safety Guidelines (newswest9.com)
http://www.newswest9.com/global/story.asp?s=8362663
May 22, 2008 - Former Del Valle School District Bus Driver Receives Four Years In Prison For Online Solicitation (oag.state.tx.us)
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/oagNews/release.php?id=2475
May 15, 2008 - Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case (ap.google.com)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gg5xCtQtLBF6vJqWXStItGEOsJfwD90M9E680
School Safety and Security News Resources
Below are some other recommended resources related to school safety and security. To return to the news articles pertaining to these issues click the following link: School Safety News Articles. If you need more information about a particular resource site please visit the Resources section of our site or contact the TxSSC staff.
Managing Threats: Safety Lessons Learned from School Shootings
http://www.nctsnet.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/UrbanED_Managing_Threats_MWongPhD.pdf
School Safety Notes from Sacramento, CA
http://www.scusd.edu/safe_schools/SchoolSafetyNewsNotes.htm
Indicators of School Crime and Safety
http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=49
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