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People gather at a memorial for the slain Robb Elementary School students and teachers at the City of Uvalde Town Square. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Joshua Lott.

May 28, 2022 at 3:30 pm

What school shootings do to the kids who survive them, from Sandy Hook to Uvalde VIEW

There are the more than 360 kids and adults, including Noah, who have been injured on K-12 campuses since 1999, according to a Washington Post...

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February 27, 2022 at 10:22 am

Capitol fencing reinstalled ahead of State of the Union, possible ‘Freedom Convoy’ spinoffs

WASHINGTON - Fencing around the U.S. Capitol is being reinstalled in advance of Tuesday's State of the Union address, authorities announced Sunday in a statement...

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FILE â€” Students hug at a memorial at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., Dec. 1, 2021. School systems nationwide rely on high-level expertise from the U.S. Secret Service and others as they work to stay vigilant for signs of potential student violence, training staff, surveilling social media and urging others to tip them off. However, when it comes to deciding how to respond to a possible threat, itâ€™s the local educators who make the call. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) NYRD403 NYRD403

December 31, 2021 at 10:12 am

Kids with guns fueled a record number of school shootings in 2021

A Washington Post database tallied at least 42 acts of gun violence committed on K-12 campuses nationwide during regular hours in 2021, the most during...

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December 10, 2021 at 3:54 am

Many relatives of school shooters ignore glaring warning signs. This Everett grandmother didn’t

Unlike the parents in the Oxford, Michigan, school shooting, guardians are rarely held accountable when their children fire shots on campuses. In some cases, though,...

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July 13, 2021 at 1:20 pm

‘SUPER FUN’: A gun covered in Lego-like bricks to look like a toy sets off a furor

A Utah company is selling a custom kit to encase handguns in what looks like red, yellow and blue Lego blocks. A real gun that...

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January 6, 2021 at 12:08 pm

Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, with one woman killed, three more dead and tear gas fired VIEW

WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump told a sprawling crowd outside the White House that they should never accept defeat, hundreds of his supporters stormed...

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November 14, 2020 at 7:56 am

After thousands of Trump supporters rally in D.C., violence erupts when night falls VIEW

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's supporters had celebrated for hours on Saturday, waving their MAGA flags and blaring "God Bless the U.S.A." as they gathered...

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June 6, 2020 at 8:44 am

Protesters gather for massive day of rallies in D.C.

WASHINGTON - More than 10,000 people poured into the nation's capital on the ninth day of protests over police brutality, but what awaited this sprawling...

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Freshman Cielo Castor at her residence hall overlooking the campus of Eastern Washington University on Jna. 14, 2020, in Cheney, Wash. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Rajah Bose TRUMPBULLYING

February 13, 2020 at 1:10 pm

Trump’s words used by kids to bully classmates at school VIEW

Since Donald Trump's rise to the presidency, his inflammatory language — often condemned as racist and xenophobic — has seeped into schools across America. Many...

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December 26, 2018 at 10:44 am

Numerous school lockdowns are traumatizing the nation's children VIEW

More than 4 million children endured lockdowns last school year. But even when there is no gunman in the halls, lockdowns can inflict immense psychological...