National 27 school shootings have taken place so far this year A shooting an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year. Jaclyn Diaz
National Oxford shooting victim's family files $100 million suit, saying the school failed her The lawsuit says "multiple concerned parents" alerted school officials to violent threats two weeks before the shooting at the Michigan high school, only to be told there was no reason to worry. Bill Chappell
World At Least 8 Dead In School Shooting In Russia Officials say a 19-year-old former student at a school in the Russian city of Kazan opened fire there Tuesday, killing at least seven eighth-grade students and a teacher. Scott Neuman Lucian Kim
Education School windows are covered during lockdown. One Seattle teacher found a way to make art out of terror During a lockdown, teachers must secure the classroom doors and windows. At Franklin High School in Seattle, they have found a way to address one of these security measures... with art. Celia Fragale
National 2 Dead, Several Hurt In Shooting At Calif. High School; Suspect In 'Grave Condition' The suspect has been identified as a 16-year-old student at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita. Officials say he carried out the attack on his birthday. Bill Chappell
National Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills In Schools Could Be Traumatic For Students With lockdown drills now commonplace in public schools, experts question if they're doing more harm than good. "We don't light a fire in the hallway to practice fire drills," one professor tells NPR. Lulu Garcia-Navarro Sophia Alvarez Boyd James Doubek
National Multiple People Injured In Colorado School Shooting Officials believe at least seven people have been injured in a shooting at a STEM school in Highlands Ranch, Colo., a suburb of Denver. Two suspects are in custody. Vanessa Romo
National 20 Years Later, Sibling Columbine Survivors Reflect Lauren Cartaya and her older brother, Zach, were at Columbine High School in 1999 when two students opened fire. At StoryCorps, they remember that day and discuss the effect it has had on their lives. Mia Warren Emma Bowman
National When Teens Threaten Violence, A Community Responds With Compassion After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems. Rhitu Chatterjee Rebecca Davis
Education School shootings are incredibly rare, but threats and lockdowns are frequent. Families say those take a toll. School shootings are incredibly rare, but threats and lockdowns are frequent. Families say those take a toll. Amy Radil
