How was the attack averted? was arrested/tackled/otherwise physically restrained, was talked out of committing the attack What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Firearm How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned School risk assessments and planning must consider options for restricting access to the building by unauthorized individuals. In […]
How was the attack averted? was arrested/tackled/otherwise physically restrained What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Bomb/Explosive, Firearm How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the school community on indicators […]
How was the attack averted? Other, was arrested/tackled/otherwise physically restrained What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Bomb/Explosive How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the school community on indicators […]
How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the school community on indicators of potential self-harm and targeted violence, and how to report concerning behavior. Research by the U.S. Secret Service indicates that […]
How many suspects were involved with the plot? 2 Lessons Learned It is essential that every student has at least one adult in their school community that they trust enough to share concerning behavior with. In this case, someone used an anonymous reporting system and reported a threat to law enforcement, which acted expeditiously to […]
A student at a large public university had not enrolled for spring semester and the university was in the process of removing him from his dorm room. Given that the student had recently lost a portion of his employment income and appeared to have nowhere to move, the university was taking an empathetic approach to the removal process instead of abruptly forcing him out.
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Student shares with mental health counselor that he wants to kill as many people as possible…
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The student writes what he calls a fictitious journal about his plans to detonate explosives at his high school. His first journal entries…
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Authorities find hunting guns (a stolen scoped rifle and a stolen double-barrel shotgun), body armor, three knives, a machete and six Molotov cocktails…
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The student is seen in possession of ammunition, a machete, and Molotov cocktails. Police receive a tip from a 911 caller (a fellow student and his family) that the student has made a bomb…
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