Oxford Schools Whistleblowers: District Failed to Implement Threat Assessment Policy
Two ex-school board members claim the district didn’t use its own threat assessment guidelines in the months leading up to last year’s Oxford High School shooting.
Two ex-school board members claim the district didn’t use its own threat assessment guidelines in the months leading up to last year’s Oxford High School shooting.
Last month, in a 9-3 vote, a jury favored the death penalty over life in prison but Florida law requires a unanimous vote for execution.
Authorities said the teen’s family did “everything they could have possibly done,” including getting him therapy and on medication.
The gunman has been identified as a former student who graduated last year from Central Visual and Performing Arts High School.
Charges include one count of terrorism, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder, and 12 counts of possession of a firearm.
A pistol and magazine were seized from the boy’s home after community members shared his threatening social media posts with administrators.
The campus houses four schools, including Rudsdale Continuation and Newcomer high schools, BayTech Charter School and Sojourner Truth Independent Study.
The victims, ages 14 to 17, were heading to their locker room when at least two gunmen who were waiting in a vehicle fired dozens of rounds.
The student was confronted in the parking lot by a teen from another Baltimore City school.
The teen, who was wearing an ankle monitor for a prior juvenile conviction on gun charges, injured two students in the shooting.
In this webinar, attendees will learn the observable behaviors people exhibit as they head down a path of violence so we can help prevent the preventable.
This discussion will help participants analyze, understand, and assess their own program effectiveness.