Alaska School Safety News
Understanding the challenges we face with school safety in the United States is vital for leaders. Only with awareness of the issues we face will we develop meaningful solutions to keep our children safe in school. The NASCPC tracks safety incidents across the country for just this reason.
ALASKA
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4/14/24 - A week of teen violence in Southcentral ends in one young person’s death by stabbing - Schools in Alaska are not yet on summer break, but teen violence has been the ramping up this spring in Southcentral Alaska.
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2/26/24 - Teen arrested in Point Hope after admitting to fatal shooting, court documents show - POINT HOPE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 16-year-old boy admitted to killing two people and injuring two others in a Sunday night shooting in Point Hope, according to court documents obtained by Alaska’s News Source.
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4/10/23 - Central Middle School student accused of bringing handgun to school - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A student at Anchorage’s Central Middle School was arrested on Monday for bringing a handgun to the school, according to a letter sent to parents by Principal Chris Bernoski.
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3/24/23 - Bethel Regional High School student arrested for bringing a weapon to school - According to the Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD), at approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 22, Bethel Regional High School (BRHS) staff were alerted about a student who had brought a weapon to the school.
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3/2/23 - Loaded gun found on school campus in Monroe Co. - MONROE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) – A loaded gun brought to the campus of Monroeville Elementary School on Monday was found Tuesday, according to Monroe County Public Schools Superintendent Greg Shehan.
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12/1/22 - 12-year-old girl dead, boy held in Muldoon shooting - A 12-year-old girl was shot and killed in Muldoon Tuesday night, and a juvenile boy is in custody, according to Anchorage police.
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11/23/22 - Gun confiscated at West High School - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - West High School Acting Principal Jason Dorris reported to families in an email that a weapon was confiscated from a student Wednesday morning.
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11/19/22 - Student could face charges after bringing handgun to Anchorage elementary school - Nov. 19—Anchorage police said they responded to Mountain View Elementary in Anchorage on Thursday morning after a student brought a handgun to school in a backpack during morning gym class.