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July, 2006

SCASRO Member honored by the National Association of School Resource Officer's

 

Master Deputy Rony Maurice received the 2006 NASRO Medal of Valor at this years conference.

Rony Maurice (Left) pictured with his awards.

 

 

August 14, 2006

 

Moreno Valley, CA - A 25-year-old security guard was found shot to death around 6:15pm at an elementary school which he had been hired to guard from vandals and taggers. No students were at the school as the incident occurred during summer break

 

August 17, 2006

 

Austin, TX - A 21-year-old male was shot and killed in middle school parking lot in what police believed to be a gang-related dispute.  The incident occurred during evening hours as a group of youth were preparing for a Quinceaņera, a 15th birthday party celebration.  A 20-year-old and a 17-year-old were subsequently arrested.

 

 

August 24, 2006

Police: 2 dead in Vermont school shooting
Three also injured after shooter opened fire at elementary school
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14502154/

 

August 25, 2006

 

Essex, VT - A 27-year-old male shot and killed a 56-year-old second-grade teacher in her elementary school classroom.  The male was looking for his ex-girlfriend, who also is a teacher at the school, who had reportedly broken up with her the night before the incident.  A 52-year-old female first-grade teacher was also shot through a window.  The suspect also had reportedly shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's mother, age 57.  The 39 staff in the building reportedly moved to lock down the school.

 

August 30,2006

 

2 injured in N.C. high school shooting

 

Authorities: NC school shooting suspect e-mailed Columbine principal

 

September 14, 2006

 

Planned Attack on a Green Bay Wisconsin High School Foiled by Fellow Student and Police

 

September 22, 2006

 

School Police Officer Stabbed While Breaking Up a Fight

 

 

September 27, 2006

 

White Knoll High School SC Students Neck Slashed during a fight

 

September 28, 2006

 

Shooting and Hostage Situation at Colorado High School

 

September 29, 2006

 

Principal is killed at Wisconsin High School

 

October 2, 2006

 

Nickel Mines, PA

 

A 32-year-old male shot 10 girls, aged 6 to 13, killing five of them and then committing suicide in a one-classroom rural Amish school

 

October 17, 2006

Katy, TX

 

A 16-year-old male high school sophomore committed suicide by shooting himself with a handgun in the school's cafeteria courtyard. 

 

October 19, 2006

Orlando, FL

 

A 15-year-old male high school student was stabbed with a 3 to 3 and 1/2 inch knife with a serrated edge by another 17-year-old male student at the school, according to reports.  The incident happened on the east side of the school near the sidewalk in the area of the school buses, reports said. The two males fought and the victim was stabbed during the fight, after which he was transported to the hospital where he subsequently died.  Students reported the two males may have had a conflict over a girl.

 

October 31, 2006

Knoxville, TN

 

A 39-year-old male school security officer was shot and killed around 10:20pm in his high school's parking lot while assigned to patrol the school to prevent Halloween vandalism.  A 39-year-old suspect was arrested after a police pursuit of the suspect who stole the victim's car.  The suspect claimed he was a homeless man from Virginia, but police reported he was from Galax and may have pending charges for another murder. School officials reported that the officer was a very close member of the school "family" and connected well with students at the high school, who were torn by his loss. Grief counselors were to be on hand the next day at the school.

 

December 12, 2006

Springfield Township, PA

 

A 16-year-old male high school shot and killed himself with an AK-47 in the hallway of his high school.  The student, reportedly despondent over his grades, had the gun concealed in a camouflage duffle bag and fired one round in the ceiling to warn other students to get out of the way before committing suicide.

 

 

 

 

For a detailed list of school incidents, please click below.

 

SCHOOL-RELATED DEATHS, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, & SCHOOL VIOLENCE INCIDENTS

2006-2007