The Crumbley Convictions: Who Should Be Held Responsible for School Shootings?
While we may be comforted by the pursuit and conviction of people based on vicarious liability, we may also be creating an injustice, one school safety expert warns.
While we may be comforted by the pursuit and conviction of people based on vicarious liability, we may also be creating an injustice, one school safety expert warns.
Both parents were found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter and faced up to 15 years in prison for each count.
Prosecutors largely focused on James Crumbley’s improper storage of the firearm his son used in the Oxford High School shooting.
Jennifer Crumbley is the first parent in the U.S. to be held responsible for their child carrying out a mass school shooting.
Two years after four students were tragically killed at Oxford High School, a former district leader offers advice on school violence mitigation.
The shooter’s defense attorneys argued he had shown signs of severe mental illness years before the shooting and that neither his parents nor school officials did anything to help him.
The 572-page report determined the fatal shooting could have been prevented if the district’s threat assessment policies had been followed.
Most door barricade devices don’t comply with ADA and NFPA codes. They also pose other major risks.
The top three categories with the most tips related to school safety in 2022 were bullying, suicide threats, and drugs.
The clear backpack policy was supposed to go into effect August 21 and apply to all students, grades pre-K through 12.