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May 15, 2008 - Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case (ap.google.com)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gg5xCtQtLBF6vJqWXStItGEOsJfwD90M9E680

May 10, 2008 - Brawl breaks out at Los Angeles school (www.upi.com)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/10/brawl_breaks_out_at_los_angeles_
school/3251/

May 10, 2008 - Panel to study school safety (www.moultrieobserver.com)
http://www.moultrieobserver.com/local/local_story_131230715.html?keyword=topstory

May 7, 2008 - 12-year-old brings gun to San Marcos school (news8austin.com)
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=207916

May 5, 2008 - Columbine's Dark Legacy Haunts Teens (abcnews.go.com)
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/FedCrimes/story?id=4785258&page=1

May 1, 2008 - Shooter Had Big Plan, Say Officials (washingtonpost.com)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043002583.html

April 29, 2008 - Man stabs student over alleged sex assault (txcn.com)
http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/txcn/houston/stories/khou080428_mh_schoolstabbing.
aac9eebf.html

April 29, 2008 - Shots fired; GSU campus closes (thenewsstar.com)
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080426/NEWS01/804260309

April 28, 2008 - Group aims for school violence prevention (battlecreekenquirer.com)
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080427/NEWS01/
804270318

April 25, 2008 - Waco officer spreading the word that "tippin' ain't snitchin" (wacotrib.com)
http://www.wacotrib.com/search/content/news/stories/2008/04/25/04252008wactippinsnitchin.html

April 25, 2008 - At Va. Tech, arms dealer calls for more college guns (inrich.com)
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-25-0224.html

April 24, 2008 - Boy, 10, fires gun inside NJ elementary school; no injuries (ap.google.com)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jy0WXHV2RYmRETbLDXXxpUGLpcSwD907S2UO0

April 22, 2008 - University of Florida adopts revised Taser policy (jacksonville.com)
http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/042208/D907ACTO0.shtml

April 18, 2008 - County takes lead in school safety: Officers train with kids, teachers (thedailyjournal.com)
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080418/NEWS01/804180316/1002

April 15, 2008 - U.T. student arrested for having a gun on campus (kvue.com)
http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/041508kvueliao-bkm.6a1b854d.html

April 14, 2008 - Campuses see rise in crime hoaxes (newsobserver.com)
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1036290.html

April 13, 2008 - VA Tech Killings Continue to Reverberate (ap.google.com)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ghKqd8LjQeft00M2B6WRVF24P3xQD9016ANG0

April 11, 2008 - Va. Tech families agree to deal (boston.com)
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/04/11/va_tech_families_agree_to_
deal/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Education+news

April 8, 2008 - Web posts face scrutiny in rioting near MSU (detnews.com)
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080408/SCHOOLS/804080369

April 8, 2008 - Teens videotape beating as revenge for online posts (today.msnbc.msn.com)
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/24009077/

April 7, 2008 - Police respond to student threat on MySpace posting (columbiatribune.com)
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/Apr/20080407News003.asp

April 7, 2008 - Teens Rampage Through Australian School (ap.google.com)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8lveE6KembdE29JhCVd9o39smAAD8VTFSJG1

April 3, 2008 - NIU, Virginia Tech shootings have impact on college admissions (chicagotribune.com)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-college_decisionsmar31,1,148723.story?page=1

April 2, 2008 - 3rd Graders Plot to Kill Teacher? (11alive.com)
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=113807

April 2, 2008 - Teens Say No to Smoking (cbs19.tv)
http://www.cbs19.tv/story-3566.htm?PHPSESSID=72f4ff418a741141f4bd3501a2737643

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