A list of all the near misses we have had since Parkland. Be aware that this is only a partial list:
School threats since Parkland:
Hitchcock, TX: 18-year-old student threatened to turn school into “another Florida"
Brethren, MI: 17-year-old arrested after sheriff received tip that the student threatened to attack his high school. A semiautomatic rifle was found in his home.
Shorewood Hills, WI: A father entered child’s school and gave a teacher a note with the word “gun” written on it to raise concerns about school security
Orono, MN: High school student wrote in Twitter post: “Orono is not safe. Today at 12:00 I will shoot up the school myself”
Whittier, CA: A school employee heard a 17-year-old student telling a classmate, “I guarantee you the school will be shot up in three weeks”
Arlington, TX: Two 16-year-olds were arrested after scrawling on a wall and writing online that they were planning to attack their school
Whittier, CA: A school employee heard a 17-year-old student telling a classmate, “I guarantee you the school will be shot up in three weeks”
Arlington, TX: Two 16-year-olds were arrested after scrawling on a wall and writing online that they were planning to attack their school
Jackson Township, OH: A 7th grader shot and killed himself inside a school restroom; he had planned a mass shooting but changed his mind
Rowlett, TX: 17 year old arrested for sitting in his car outside of high school event with a semiautomatic rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition
Spartanburg, SC: A 9th grader posted a photo showing an assault rifle with the words "round 2 of Florida tomorrow"
Arlington, TX: 13 year old arrested after he told other students he wanted to shoot up the school and mentioned guns
Plano, TX: 16 year old boy arrested for possession of a handgun after a high school resource officer investigated an anonymous tip that a student brought a handgun to campus
Sugar Hill, GA: A high school student was arrested after being found with a gun on campus
West Palm Beach, FL: Police arrested a student who brought two guns to his high school
Flower Mound, TX: Police arrested a 16-year-old at his high school after officers found a small-caliber handgun in his backpack
Collier County, FL: Officers found a note in an 18 year old's backpack that threatened to, "shoot up school," along with a list of names of students. The list contained a drawing of a student with bullet holes to the chest
Elkhorn, NE: 17 year old student wrote in a classmate's notebook that a school shooting would happen on a certain date using his parent's gun
Tulsa, OK: Police arrested 23 year old man who made threats against area schools; they recovered guns and ammo from his home
West Haven, CT: 14 year old student charged after he made threats against staff and displayed pictures of guns
Rutland, VT: 18 year old told authorities he wanted to cause "mass casualties" at local school; police recovered his shotgun and ammo and books about Columbine shooting
Skowhegan, ME: A social media post showed an image of an AR-15 accompanied by a threat, “Skowhegan, February 28, 2018 you’re all DEAD”
Vadnais Heights, MN: A 13 year old and his parents were arrested after he made a threat and negligently stored guns were recovered from his home
Everett, WA: Authorities arrested an 18 year old who was said to be planning an mass shooting inside a school; the alleged plan was foiled by his grandmother
Durham, CT: Troopers arrested a high school student for threatening violence and insinuating a school shooting
School threats since Parkland:
Hitchcock, TX: 18-year-old student threatened to turn school into “another Florida"
Brethren, MI: 17-year-old arrested after sheriff received tip that the student threatened to attack his high school. A semiautomatic rifle was found in his home.
Shorewood Hills, WI: A father entered child’s school and gave a teacher a note with the word “gun” written on it to raise concerns about school security
Orono, MN: High school student wrote in Twitter post: “Orono is not safe. Today at 12:00 I will shoot up the school myself”
Whittier, CA: A school employee heard a 17-year-old student telling a classmate, “I guarantee you the school will be shot up in three weeks”
Arlington, TX: Two 16-year-olds were arrested after scrawling on a wall and writing online that they were planning to attack their school
Whittier, CA: A school employee heard a 17-year-old student telling a classmate, “I guarantee you the school will be shot up in three weeks”
Arlington, TX: Two 16-year-olds were arrested after scrawling on a wall and writing online that they were planning to attack their school
Jackson Township, OH: A 7th grader shot and killed himself inside a school restroom; he had planned a mass shooting but changed his mind
Rowlett, TX: 17 year old arrested for sitting in his car outside of high school event with a semiautomatic rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition
Spartanburg, SC: A 9th grader posted a photo showing an assault rifle with the words "round 2 of Florida tomorrow"
Arlington, TX: 13 year old arrested after he told other students he wanted to shoot up the school and mentioned guns
Plano, TX: 16 year old boy arrested for possession of a handgun after a high school resource officer investigated an anonymous tip that a student brought a handgun to campus
Sugar Hill, GA: A high school student was arrested after being found with a gun on campus
West Palm Beach, FL: Police arrested a student who brought two guns to his high school
Flower Mound, TX: Police arrested a 16-year-old at his high school after officers found a small-caliber handgun in his backpack
Collier County, FL: Officers found a note in an 18 year old's backpack that threatened to, "shoot up school," along with a list of names of students. The list contained a drawing of a student with bullet holes to the chest
Elkhorn, NE: 17 year old student wrote in a classmate's notebook that a school shooting would happen on a certain date using his parent's gun
Tulsa, OK: Police arrested 23 year old man who made threats against area schools; they recovered guns and ammo from his home
West Haven, CT: 14 year old student charged after he made threats against staff and displayed pictures of guns
Rutland, VT: 18 year old told authorities he wanted to cause "mass casualties" at local school; police recovered his shotgun and ammo and books about Columbine shooting
Skowhegan, ME: A social media post showed an image of an AR-15 accompanied by a threat, “Skowhegan, February 28, 2018 you’re all DEAD”
Vadnais Heights, MN: A 13 year old and his parents were arrested after he made a threat and negligently stored guns were recovered from his home
Everett, WA: Authorities arrested an 18 year old who was said to be planning an mass shooting inside a school; the alleged plan was foiled by his grandmother
Durham, CT: Troopers arrested a high school student for threatening violence and insinuating a school shooting
“We can never undo what we have done. We can never go back in time. We write history with our decisions and our actions. But we also write history with our responses to those actions. We can leave the pain and the damage in our wake, unattended, or we can do the work of acknowledging and fixing, to whatever extent possible, the harm that we have caused.”
— On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Danya Ruttenberg
— On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Danya Ruttenberg