School Shooting

Rep. Brady Barricade Measure Pushes For Safer Schools

By Mary Cullen • May 22, 2019

people try to lock a door in a classroom — Mary Cullen / WGLT

A measure aimed at making classrooms safer in the event of a school shooting is gaining speed in the Illinois General Assembly.

Run-Hide-Fight Shows Trainees How To Survive An Active Shooter

By Mary Cullen • Oct 15, 2018

Illinois State University is increasing efforts to train faculty and students to Run, Hide, or Fight if an active shooter comes to campus. This comes eight months after the deadliest high school shooting in the U.S.

ISU Focuses On Prevention In Active Shooter Training

By Mary Cullen • Sep 18, 2018

Protest at NCHS for gun control — Ryan Denham / WGLT

In this era of high profile school shootings, it's more important than ever that schools train for such a crisis.

10 People Killed In Texas High School Shooting; Suspect In Custody

By Bill Chappell • May 18, 2018

Updated at 10:45 p.m. ET

At least 10 people were killed when a gunman opened fire inside a small-town Texas high school, in what Gov. Greg Abbott called "probably the worst disaster ever to strike this community."

Ten others were wounded in the morning attack at Santa Fe High School.

Davis Supports School Safety Bill As It Passes House

By Ryan Denham & AP • Mar 14, 2018

The U.S. House has approved a bill to improve school safety in the wake of the shooting that left 17 dead at a Florida high school.

Photos: Local Students Demand Action On Guns During Walkouts

By Ryan Denham • Mar 14, 2018

Students at guns rally — Ryan Denham / WGLT

Hundreds of Bloomington-Normal students walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to demand that lawmakers act to stop gun violence in schools.

B-N High Schools Prepare For Possible Walkouts On March 14

By Ryan Denham • Mar 1, 2018

Plans are taking shape for Bloomington-Normal high schoolers to participate in a national walkout movement this month aimed at curbing gun violence in schools.

Dick's To Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles In Stores

By AP • Feb 28, 2018

Dick's Sporting Goods will immediately end sales of assault-style rifles in its stores and won't sell guns to anyone under 21 years old following the school massacre in Parkland, Florida.

Arm The Teachers? Illinois Educators Don't Like The Idea

By Katie Finlon • Feb 27, 2018

Illinois education officials are weighing in on President Donald Trump’s proposal to arm teachers as a school safety precaution.

ISU Professor Links Digital Revolution To School Shootings

By Ryan Denham • Dec 21, 2017

Firearms are so synonymous with American culture that gun control—even after a barrage of mass shootings—remains a political nonstarter. But what if the real problem was something even harder to disentangle from modern life?