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“I’m scared that it might happen again”: Uvalde parents send their kids back to school

The Uvalde school district delayed this year’s start so it could continue improving security. But three months after the state’s deadliest school shooting, only one of eight campuses had an unscalable fence fully installed. Other security measures remain unfinished.

The Texas Tribune

Five Department of Public Safety officers face a formal investigation over Uvalde shooting response

Hundreds of law enforcement officers from several local, state and federal agencies have been heavily criticized for the delayed response in confronting the gunman during the worst school shooting in Texas history.

The Texas Tribune

My classmate left me paralysed after a school shooting. Now he could walk free

Michael Carneal will become one of the first school shooters to appear before a parole board later this month. Missy Jenkins Smith, who’s been paralysed from the chest down since Carneal opened fire on a prayer circle of Kentucky students in 1997, tells Sheila Flynn how she feels about the…

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Parents, students return to Uvalde schools months after mass shooting

Robb Elementary, the scene of the Uvalde school shooting, remains permanently closed, but other schools in the district begin classes this week.

Axios

States' plans to make school safer reflect political divides

In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students would be kept safe

The Independent UK

Photos from Uvalde: How a grief-stricken community prepared to send its children back to school

Today, students in Uvalde return to classrooms for the first day of school, just 15 weeks after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.

The Texas Tribune

Nikolas Cruz sentencing: A timeline of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Former student finally facing judgement for attack that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others in Parkland, Florida, on 14 February 2018

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Sandy Hook families accuse Alex Jones of hiding assets while claiming bankruptcy

Alex Jones has been accused of funneling millions of dollars to himself and his relatives while claiming bankruptcy in a bid to avoid compensating families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.

Tribune News Service

Deplatforming online extremists reduces their followers – but there's a price

Conspiracy theorist and US far-right media personality Alex Jones was recently ordered to pay US$45 million (£37 million) damages to the family of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.

The Conversation

Alex Jones lawyer takes the Fifth during Sandy Hook hearing

A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones invoked his right against self-incrimination during a civil court hearing in Connecticut over the possible improper disclosure of confidential medical records of relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims

The Independent UK

Oxford High shooting suspect ordered to remain in Oakland County Jail

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oxford High School shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley was back in court virtually Thursday and ordered to remain in the Oakland County Jail pending trial.

Tribune News Service

Officer in charge of Texas school shooting police response fired

Washington (AFP) - The widely criticized police officer in charge of the response to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting that saw 19 children and two teachers killed was fired Wednesday, US media reported.

AFP

School police didn’t stop Parkland or Uvalde shootings, and often discriminate against students. Why did Biden give them $300m?

Campus police officers are often cited as an effective tool against gun violence. But the data shows they do little to stop school shootings — and often discriminate against students of colour. Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

‘Texas miracle died in Uvalde’: Billboards warn Californians not to move to Texas

New billboards around California point to the Uvalde school shooting to warn residents from moving to Texas. But who is behind the billboards is a mystery.

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Nikolas Cruz sentencing: A timeline of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Former student finally facing judgement for attack that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others in Parkland, Florida, on 14 February 2018

Salon

As a teacher educator, I feel hopeless

Teaching is a calling for my students — and gun violence has made them terrified of the classroom

Tribune News Service

Stage set for Parkland gunman’s brother and sister to testify

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The biological brother and sister of the Parkland gunman are preparing to testify for him when the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting case resumes.

Tribune News Service

Texas taps Chuck Norris to help promote school safety tip system

DALLAS — Actor Chuck Norris is promoting a tool that Texas leaders are leaning on to prevent the next school shooting.

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Four years after the Santa Fe school shooting, “There is still a lot of pain”

Some residents still struggling with grief, trauma as government mental health funding recedes.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones’ $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation

Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing a hefty price tag for his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — $49.3 million in damages and counting — for claiming the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax

France 24

US jury orders Alex Jones to pay $45 million more for lying about Sandy Hook massacre

A Texas jury on Friday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he has to pay for the suffering he put them through by…

WEKU

A jury will decide if Alex Jones has to pay punitive damages to Sandy Hook parents

Jones is being sued for defamation by the parents of a first grader killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 for saying the school shooting was a hoax on his radio show.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Alex Jones to pay $4.1m over false Sandy Hook claims

Infowars owner faced defamation trial for saying the school shooting was a hoax. Plus, how the Astroworld tragedy changed gigs for ever

Tribune News Service

InfoWars’ Alex Jones ordered to pay more than $4 million to Sandy Hook parents

HOUSTON — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $4.11 million in defamation damages for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, a Texas jury said on Thursday after deliberating for a full day in Travis County.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: What happens when TikTok is your main source of news and information

On TikTok you’re liable to find restaurant recommendations, lip-syncing snippets and false claims stating that COVID-19 vaccines contain aborted fetal tissue and that crisis actors faked the Uvalde school shooting. TikTok, along with Instagram, is where Gen Z searches for information and entertainment. They often come up with a blurry…

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