T.J. Lane, the student who shot and killed three students in the Chardon High School cafeteria last February, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. At today’s sentencing, the judge in the case suggested Lane, now 18, committed the killings because he wanted to “make a name for himself.”
WOSU’s Steve Brown reports that the Ohio Attorney General’s office will offer free “active shooter” training courses for Ohio teachers next year: “The real first responders in these situations are teachers. They are the ones that are there,” [Attorney General Mike] DeWine said in a morning press conference. DeWine says courses will start January 17. He [...]
Three students were shot and killed at Chardon High School in February. WCPN’s Michelle Kanu spoke with the superintendent of the Chardon school district today about school safety. Superintendent Joseph Bergant told WCPN he doesn’t think metal detectors are the answer. “I certainly wouldn’t recommend anyone to put metal detectors and things of that nature because those [...]
After February’s fatal shooting at Chardon High School in Northeast Ohio, the advice Chardon’s superintendent gave was simple.
News Herald Students returned to Chardon High School yesterday, six months after 17-year old T.J. Lane opened fire in the northeast Ohio school’s cafeteria, killing three students and seriously injuring two. Nearly $1 million has been donated to a fund overseen by the county United Way Services. The money is supposed to be used “to benefit of the [...]
After 17-year old T.J. Lane opened fire in the Chardon High School cafeteria in Northeast Ohio earlier this year, killing killing three students and seriously injuring two, some students and media were quick to suggest Lane was a bullied loner who turned to violence in reaction to bullying. Police never endorsed that theory, and Geauga County Prosecutor David Joyce [...]
Last week’s school shooting in Chardon sparked a new round of discussion on how to prevent future school violence. In the past, part of the answer has been sending at-risk students to alternative schools, like the one alleged shooter T.J. Lane attended. But not everyone thinks alternative schools should just be a place to hold [...]
Police, parents, students, school officials — nearly everyone, it seems — are on high alert after a shooting at a Northeast Ohio high school that killed three students and injured two others. At least ten teenagers have been arrested or questioned by police in connection mostly with posting threatening messages on Facebook, and a handful [...]
Chardon assistant football coach Frank Hall chased the boy accused of opening fire in the Chardon High School cafeteria from the school building Monday morning. Hall told the families of the students who were killed: “I want you to know I was with them.”
After a fatal shooting at Chardon High School, the district’s superintendent offered this advice: “If you haven’t hugged or kissed your kid in the past couple days, take that time.”
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