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    Police released a video of a person believed to be a suspect in the shooting at Atlanta University Center.
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    The playground at Ogden International Elementary School.
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    Map show where students were subject to corporal punishment in 2013-14.
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    Students at Evanston Township High School have been victimized by locker thefts.

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    Editor's Focus: Strange But True

    Oct. 1, 2015
    Over the years, this column has taken a lighthearted look at some of the unique—and sometimes strange—education facilities and business happenings.
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    Man arrested after shooting gun from roof of school in Texas

    Aug. 24, 2015
    No one was injured in Sunday incident at Velasquez Elementary in the Lamar district.
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    Michigan district will challenge ruling that allows guns in schools

    Aug. 12, 2015
    A judge has ruled that the Clio district must allow a man into his daughter's school even when he is openly carrying a gun.
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    District in Florida holds off on plan to add more security officers at elementary schools

    July 28, 2015
    Officials with HIllsborough County schools delay hiring more officers as they assess the security upgrades that already have been carried out.
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    Some of the ladybugs released into a Maryland high school as a senior prank.

    Prank or Crime? Students break into school, release 72,000 ladybugs

    May 26, 2015
    Several students at Chopticon High School in Morganza, Md., face criminal charges after senior prank, but fellow students say it was a harmless joke.

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    Students were evacuated from North Thurston High School in Lacey, Wash., after shots were fired Monday morning.

    Teacher hailed as hero after tackling student who fired gun (w/Video)

    April 27, 2015
    Two shots were fired, but no one was injured at North Thurston High School in Lacey, Wash.
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    Security design enhancements can help optimize school safety.
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    Understanding the potential benefits of Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) for schools.