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Teacher Shot By Student In Virginia On Road To Recovery
The first grade teacher who was shot by one of her 6-year-old students in Virginia was on the road to recovery as of Monday, Jan. 9. Abby Zwerner, 25, was able to confiscate the gun from her first grade student at Richneck Elementary School last week when he pulled the trigger, a parent tells the Washington Post. Zwerner was in serious but stable condition, confirms Richneck Elementary School in a statement. "We are happy to learn today that she is in stable condition and is talking with family and friends," school officials state. Zwerner had reportedly yelled to the rest of …
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6-Year-Old Boy Shoots Teacher At Virginia School: What We Know
A 6-year-old Virginia boy was in police custody after he shot his teacher in a classroom, authorities said. The Richneck Elementary School teacher was in serious condition after being shot on Friday, Jan. 6 in a first grade classroom, Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said. “We did not have a situation where someone was going around the school shooting,” the chief said, noting the incident began as an "altercation" in the classroom. The boy had a handgun in the classroom and authorities were trying to figure out how he got it, Drew said. Police did not release further details in th…
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Bullet Flies From The Sky Through Charles County Elementary School Cafeteria Roof, Into Table
Questions have been raised in Charles County after a bullet was found lodged inside a cafeteria table and no one seems to know where it came from. During a lunch period on Tuesday, Jan. 3, administrators at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School were notified about what appeared to be a bullet that was lodged into a table where students congregated. A School Resource Officer was advised of the find, responded, and confirmed to the administration that it was a bullet, and there was a small hole found in the cafeteria ceiling. According to officials, it appears that the bullet may have been fi…
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School Resource Officer In Maryland Dies After PTSD Battle: Officials
A veteran sheriff’s deputy and Military Police Officer in Maryland with deep ties to his community has taken his own life following a battle with PTSD, the Caroline County Sheriff's Office announced. Cpl. Lucas L. Nagel, a six-year veteran of the sheriff's office, “tragically took his own life" on Dec. 31, leaving a community in mourning, according to the sheriff. Nagel's body was transported on Tuesday, Jan. 3 by Maryland law enforcement agencies from Baltimore home to Caroline County, where it will be brought to the Frampton Funeral home in Federalsburg. Nagel graduated from Colonel Ri…
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Students Stage Walkout After Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found At Bethesda High School
Hundreds of Walt Whitman High Schools students walked out of class in support of their Jewish classmates after antisemitic graffiti was found painted on the school sign earlier this week, according to multiple reports. The message "Jews Not Welcome" was found spray painted on the sign on Saturday, Dec. 17, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The walkout was held in the school commons, with Jewish students filling each space along each tier. Several rabbis, delegates, and students spoke at the event, the reports continue. Both Jewish and non-Jewish students participated in the walkout, w…
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Faux Photoshopped Pictures Of Gun Inside Maryland High School Debunked, Sheriff Says
School Resource Officers at a Maryland high school had their hands full on Monday morning as they investigated photos circulating of a handgun inside the building. At approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, the Urbana High School Frederick County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer was contacted by an administrator in reference to photographs depicting a gun inside the school, according to officials. Additional officers were called to the building, and the student was ultimately identified and pulled from the cafeteria by investigators and school administrators. No firearm was locate…
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Student Stabbed At Maryland School For Second Time In Two Days
Authorities are investigating after school officials confirmed that a student was stabbed at Accokeek Academy in Prince George's County on Friday morning. The stabbing was reported at approximately 9 a.m. at the school on Berry Road, when a student suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. PGPD detectives are on scene at Accokeek Academy in Accokeek. At approx 8:45 am, we were notified of an incident involving several students. Prelim: a fight broke outside of the building during which one student stabbed another student. — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) December 16, 2022 The …
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Teen OD From Vaping Device, Ammunition Stash Probed At Maryland High School
A cache of ammunition and possible teen overdose from a vaping device were being investigated by resource officers at one Maryland High School this week, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Wednesday, Dec. 14 started off on the wrong foot for SROs, who were called to Lackey High School at the beginning of the day when a student was found with four handgun magazines - one of which was loaded with ammunition - inside his backpack. Earlier story - Student Busted With Loaded Magazine At Lackey High School, Handgun Still Missing, Officials Say Then, an SRO at Lackey High Scho…
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Teen Stabbed By Student At Hammond High School; Lockdown Lifted (
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One teen was stabbed by a female student during an altercation at Hammond High School in Columbia, prompting a lockdown at the building, police say. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, officers from the Hammond County Police Department responded to the high school, where there was a report of a 17-year-old boy who had been stabbed by a 15-year-old girl "who was known to the victim." The School Resource Officer assigned to the building responded immediately, according to police, and the teen victim was transported to Shock Trauma with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. …
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Student Busted With Loaded Magazine At Maryland HS, Handgun Still Missing, Officials Say
A teenager was caught with multiple handgun magazines - including one that was fully loaded - during an investigation by a School Resource Officer in Charles County, according to the sheriff's office. Officials say that at the beginning of the school day on Wednesday, Dec. 14, a School Resource Officer at Lackey High School was advised by administrators that a student was found to be in possession of four handgun magazines in his backpack, one of which contained ammunition. Investigators were able to locate the student and recovered the ammunition, though a search of the handgun did not lea…
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School Resource Officers Investigate Threat Of Mass Violence At Maryland High School
A potential tragedy was avoided in Charles County when officers were able to intervene after there was a threat of mass violence uttered by a student at North Point High School. At 11:11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14, a spokesperson for the Charles County Sheriff's Office said that a School Resource Officer was made aware that a student made a threat to commit mass violence in the building during an argument. The Resource Officer launched an investigation into the incident and contacted the parents of the students who made the alleged threat, which was reportedly unfounded. Investigators also…
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Two Minors Tied To Towson High School Threats In Baltimore; One Charged, One Pending: Police
Authorities say that a pair of minors are responsible for the recent threats made targeting Towson High School in Baltimore as they sought to incriminate an uninvolved juvenile. The Baltimore County Police Department announced on Saturday, Dec. 10 that the agency has brought closure to the threat investigation made at the high school and determined that no students, faculty, or staff members were ever in danger. Detectives said that they have identified and charged a juvenile suspect with multiple recent threatening messages targeting Towson High School, and charges are pending against a s…
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