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• 6/7/24 - Teenager who killed 4 in Michigan high school shooting appeals life sentence - DETROIT — A teenager who was convicted of fatally shooting four students at his high school in Michigan is appealing his life sentence, his attorneys announced Friday.

• 5/21/24 - Student shot in face near Alger Middle School - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The mother of a student we're told was shot in the face spoke to FOX 17 about the incident Tuesday, saying she's distraught as her 13-year-old son fights in the Intensive Care Unit. She wants to make it publicly clear her son did not shoot himself.

• 4/29/24 - Livonia middle schoolers locked in classrooms after student gives gun to staffer - The principal of Livonia's Holmes Middle School sent a letter to parents Monday explaining that students were briefly locked in their classrooms when a student handed a gun he'd brought to school to a staff member.

• 4/20/24 - Boy, 8, critically injured after shooting himself in face with unsecured gun, police say - DETRIOT (WXYZ) - Police in Michigan say a young boy was rushed to the hospital after shooting himself with a gun he found at home.

• 4/9/24 - Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison -  The parents of a Michigan school shooter were each sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021.

• 4/9/24 - Facing likely prison sentences, Michigan school shooter's parents seek mercy from judge - A groundbreaking case in Michigan is nearing a close as the parents of a Michigan school shooter face sentencing Tuesday in suburban Detroit

• 4/7/24 - Jennifer Crumbley's lawyer blasts prosecution's narrative, seeks leniency in sentence - Jennifer Crumbley's lawyer blasts prosecution's narrative, seeks leniency in sentence

• 3/15/24 - Two trials, 2 convictions: How the unusual case against Ethan Crumbley's parents ended in historic verdicts - It was the first time in the U.S. that parents were charged, and then convicted, in connection with their child's mass school shooting.

• 3/15/24 - James Crumbley found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Oxford High School shooting - James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford High School shooter, was found guilty Thursday of involuntary manslaughter for his role in the killings of four students in 2021.

• 3/14/24 - James Crumbley, father of Ethan Crumbley, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in son's school shooting - PONTIAC, Mich. — A jury on Thursday convicted James Crumbley of involuntary manslaughter in connection with his teenage son’s deadly school shooting in 2021, in step with his wife, who was found guilty last month on the same charge.

• 3/14/24 - James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan - PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil.

• 3/1/24 - James Crumbley trial: 1 Oxford High School shooting victim can testify - PONTIAC, Mich. (FOX 2) - One Oxford High School shooting victim will be allowed to testify at James Crumbley's trial, Judge Cheryl Matthews ruled.

• 2/10/24 - What the conviction of the Michigan school shooter’s mother means for the father’s upcoming trial - (CNN) — The conviction of Jennifer Crumbley has potential implications for gun-owning parents everywhere. None more so than for her husband, James Crumbley.

• 2/7/24 - Crumbley decision: What it means for parents, America and the future of gun violence - The jury decision in Michigan that found Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of a school shooter, responsible at least in part for the 2021 killings at Oxford High School sends an important signal, Montalito told USA TODAY. It offers parents of shooting victims some hope that people will take steps to keep guns away from their children.

• 2/6/24 - Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter in son's school shooting - A jury has found Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting deaths of four students at Oxford High School in November 2021.

• 2/5/24 - Jury to decide key issue: Was Oxford school shooting 'reasonably foreseeable' by shooter's mom? - After seven full days sitting through emotional testimony, heated lawyer spats, and gut-wrenching video footage of a school shooting, the jury in Jennifer Crumbley's historic trial will begin deliberations Monday to decide this issue: is the mother of the Oxford school shooter responsible for the deaths of four students killed by her son?

• 1/25/24 - Prosecutor tells jury that mother of Michigan school shooter is at fault for 4 student deaths - OXFORD, Mich. -- A school shooting that killed four students in Michigan could have been prevented if the mother of the armed teen had removed him after seeing his violent drawings that same day, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday in an uncommon trial about parental responsibility.

• 1/23/24 - Jury to Decide if Mother of Michigan School Shooter Is Guilty, Too - Jury selection began on Tuesday in the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, whose son, Ethan Crumbley, killed four students in 2021. In a rare move, prosecutors have charged both of his parents with involuntary manslaughter.

• 1/21/24 - Criminal Behavior, or Bad Parenting? School Shooting Spurs Charges Against Mom and Dad - Ethan Crumbley’s parents to be tried for manslaughter over their actions before he killed four classmates in Michigan

• 1/21/24 - The parents of a school shooter are heading to trial. The rare case could pit them against each other. - Ethan Crumbley was 15 when he opened fire at his suburban Detroit high school in November 2021, armed with a semi-automatic handgun that his parents helped purchase as an early Christmas present.

• 1/3/24 - Mother of Oxford High School shooter asking to ban 3 witnesses from testifying at her trial - OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (WILX) - The mother of convicted Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley wants three witnesses banned from testifying at her upcoming trial.

• 1/3/24 - Mich. Counselors Seek Immunity From School Shooting Suits - Michigan school staffers who met with a student hours before he shot and killed his classmates told the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday that denying them immunity from claims that they didn't do enough to stop the shooting could deter other workers from trying to help struggling.

• 12/13/23 - At least four guns fired in Comstock High School parking lot shootings, deputies say - KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Kalamazoo County high school is closed Wednesday after bullets sprayed its parking lot during a basketball game.

• 12/11/23 - What's next for James, Jennifer Crumbley after Oxford High School shooter sentenced to life in prison - OXFORD, Mich. (FOX 2) - While their son will spend the rest of his life in prison, the parents of the Oxford High School shooter are still waiting to find out if they will also serve time behind bars for the shooting.

• 12/8/23 - Michigan Teenager Who Killed Four Students Is Sentenced to Life - The teenager who committed the deadliest high school shooting in Michigan history, killing four students and injuring seven other people, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday.

• 12/8/23 - Ethan Crumbley sentenced to life without parole in deadly Oxford school shooting - Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for killing four of his classmates and wounding others in the 2021 Michigan school shooting.

• 11/20/23 - Michigan School Shooting Survivor Heals With Surgery, a Trusted Horse and a Chance to Tell Her Story - A 19-year-old college student who has survived two deadly mass school shootings in Michigan says things are looking up, but she remains dismayed by continued gun violence in the U.S. Kylie Ossege was shot and temporarily paralyzed when an armed classmate attacked Oxford High School in 2021

• 11/3/23 - Custodian stabbed to death at Redford Union High School - A custodian was murdered by another custodian at Redford Union High School. A witness tried to get the suspect to stop when she approached a janitor closet and saw the assault.

• 11/1/23 - Independent Report Concludes Oxford High School Shooting Was Preventable - Nearly 700 days after four students were killed in the deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, independent investigators released a sweeping report concluding that the attack could have been prevented if the district had appropriately carried out threat assessment intervention.

• 11/1/23 - Threat Assessment Should Have Been Done Before Oxford High Shooting, Report Finds - Oxford , Mich. -Officials with Michigan’s Oxford High School should have conducted a threat assessment into the behavior of a 15-year-old student prior to a shooting that left four students dead and others wounded, an independent investigation concluded.

• 10/30/23 - Independent investigators release Oxford school shooting report - OXFORD, Mich. (WJRT) - An independent investigation into the Oxford School Shooting has been released.

• 10/3/23 - Parents will stand trial in 2021 Michigan school shooting that killed 4 students - The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal and cleared the way for the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges

• 9/29/23 - Judge rules school shooter Ethan Crumbley can be sentenced to life without parole - Four students were killed and seven were injured in the Oxford school shooting.

• 9/28/23 - 14-year-old in custody after gun found at Bay City-area high school - BAY COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A teenager is in custody after police found a gun in a locker at Bay City John Glenn High School on Thursday morning.

• 9/6/23 - Genesee County Sheriff shares multiple threats of 'school violence' in the past week - GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson says his office has responded to three threats of "school violence" in the last week from minors.

• 9/5/23 - Lowell High School went on lockdown after social media bomb threat - KENT COUNTY, MI – Lowell High School was placed under a two-hour lockdown on Tuesday, Sept. 5, due to a bomb threat that was posted on social media.

• 7/30/23 - Here’s where things stand as prosecutors push for life sentence without parole for Oxford shooter - PONTIAC, Mich. – The prosecution and defense on Friday continued to argue for and against a life prison sentence without parole, respectively, for the Oxford high school shooter on day two of his mandatory Miller hearing.

• 7/25/23 - School violence reporting on the increase - LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — An annual report released Tuesday shows Michigan’s student safety program, OK2SAY, received more than 7,400 tips in 2022. That is a 19% increase from the previous year.

• 7/24/23 - Grand Rapids Schools backpack ban rescinded, but more weapons screening coming - GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A Grand Rapids Schools backpack ban issued in May because of concerns over hidden weapons will not be in effect for the upcoming school year.

• 7/18/23 - 12-year-old charged in alleged acid attack on another child at Detroit park -  The minor suspect, who was not named, was released on $10,000 bond with tether at a preliminary hearing.

• 6/27/23 - Oxford High School shooting: New evidence reveals James, Jennifer Crumbley's 'consciousness of guilt' - OXFORD, Mich. (FOX 2) - A case filing reveals more details that the prosecution says prove Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley's parents were negligent ahead of the crime.

• 6/12/23 - 9-year-old allegedly planned to shoot a classmate with loaded gun at Grand Rapids school - GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A 9-year-old boy who was caught with a loaded handgun in his backpack at a Grand Rapids elementary school brought the firearm to school to allegedly shoot another student, court records show.

• 6/7/23 - Eastpointe High School locked down after report of student with gun, no weapons found - EASTPOINTE, Mich. (FOX 2) - Parents of students at Eastpointe High School were relieved to get the news on Wednesday that, despite social media threats and reports of a loaded magazine inside the school, there was not an active shooter at any point on Wednesday.

• 6/5/23 - Students unhurt after shooting at Warren high school; police say suspended students returned - WARREN, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Warren Police Department says a shooting outside of Michigan Collegiate High School could have ended up much worse as there were three buses full of kids just feet away from the shooting scene.

• 6/5/23 - Harper Woods High School student arrested for bringing handgun to school - HARPER WOODS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A 16-year-old Harper Woods High School student was arrested for bringing a handgun to school last week. 

• 5/26/23 - MSU reports gunman watched campus tours, searched school shootings prior to mass shooting - Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT

• 5/22/23 - Chippewa Valley High dismissed early due to threat investigation - Students at Chippewa Valley High School in Clinton Township Monday were dismissed early due to a threat, school officials said.

• 5/16/23 - Grand Rapids mom, fiancé charged after 7-year-old brings gun to school in backpack - A mother and her fiancé have been charged in Kent County after a 7-year-old brought a gun to a Grand Rapids elementary school in a backpack earlier this month, according to prosecutors.

• 5/11/23 - Michigan school district bans backpacks after confiscating 4th gun this year - A Michigan school district has banned students from bringing backpacks to school after a third-grade student brought a loaded handgun to campus -- the second time that it has happened in the last two weeks.

• 5/3/23 - After 7-year-old brings gun to school, Grand Rapids leaders plead for gun safety - GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Grand Rapids school and police leaders are pleading with the community for better gun safety at home after a 7-year-old boy brought an unloaded gun into his elementary school.

• 4/25/23 - Trenton police handling yet another school threat within days; culprits identified - For a second time in about five days, Trenton Public Schools and the Trenton Police Department have had to investigate a threat made against the school district.

• 3/16/23 - Grandville PS elementary school closed Thursday after nearby shooting - WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — A Grandville Public Schools elementary school is closed Thursday after shots were fired nearby Wednesday afternoon.

• 3/14/23 - Boy, 16, arrested after loaded handgun found in backpack at Holt High School - DELHI TWP. — A 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after a loaded handgun was found in his backpack at school, police said.

• 3/8/23 - No weapon found after Snapchat sparks shelter-in-place at middle school in Plymouth - PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Officials with Plymouth-Canton Community Schools said no weapon was found at a middle school after several students reported seeing a Snapchat picture showing a gun.

• 3/8/23 - Social media threat closes E.L. schools; extra security measures at City Hall lifted - EAST LANSING — East Lansing Public Schools were closed and City Hall was locked down Wednesday after officials became aware of a social media threat about violence in the city.

• 3/7/23 - Michigan court considers if parents of school shooter can be charged - DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday defended charges against the parents of a teenager who killed four students at a Michigan school in 2021, telling an appeals court that extreme drawings and the boy’s fascination with guns should have been a wake-up call on the day of the shootings.

• 3/6/23 -  Shooting near Roseville schools leads to lockdowns - ROSEVILLE, Mich. (FOX 2) - Two Roseville schools went on lockdown Monday afternoon after a nearby shooting.

• 3/4/23 - Michigan judge dismisses all suits against Oxford school district related to 2021 shooting - A Michigan Circuit Court judge dismissed all lawsuits filed against the Oxford Community School District in connection with a 2021 school shooting at Oxford High, claiming that the district and its employees have governmental immunity and cannot be sued as the shooter is the most direct cause of the attack.

• 2/19/23 - Teenagers arrested in fatal shooting of Battle Creek Central student - BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A 14-year-old Battle Creek boy and a 13-year-old boy were arrested Sunday in connection to the killing of a Battle Creek Central student.

• 2/19/23 - Michigan State is set to resume classes following last week's mass shooting - Michigan State University will resume classes on Monday, one week after a gunman killed three people and injured five others on campus.

• 2/13/23 - Mass shooting at Michigan State University - Multiple injured victims taken to hospital.  On Monday, Feb. 13, Michigan State University police responded to reports of shots fired on the East Lansing campus.

• 2/7/23 - Fake Okemos High School threat one of many across Michigan - MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) - Okemos High School in Meridian Township was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning due to false reports of an active shooter.

• 2/7/23 - Hoax school shooter calls in Portage, other districts came from internet phone numbers - PORTAGE. Mich. — A flurry of swatting calls about fake active school shooters were part of a coordinated campaign to target K-12 education facilities in Michigan, according to a bulletin from the Michigan Intelligence Operations Center.

• 1/29/23 - School threat reported in Esky - According to a news release from the Escanaba Department of Public Safety, a “school threat” was reported at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Escanaba High School, 200 S. Lincoln Road, Escanaba.

• 1/24/23 - East Lansing High School placed on lockdown after reports of weapon - East Lansing High School was placed on a shelter-in-place lockdown at 10 a.m. this morning as a report of an on-site weapon was investigated.

• 1/18/23 - 13-year-old arrested after bringing loaded gun to school - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A middle schooler was arrested after officers at Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) found a loaded handgun Wednesday morning.

• 1/17/23 - Grand Blanc High School student accused of threatening violence - GRAND BLANC, Mich. (WJRT) - A 15-year-old Grand Blanc High School student has been charged with a 20-year felony for allegedly threatening to shoot up the school last fall.

• 1/12/23 - Police investigating after social media threat closes Taylor High School - TAYLOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - Police are looking into a threat against Taylor High School posted on Instagram this week.

• 1/10/23 - Livonia teen accused of threatening to bludgeon high school teacher and kill her family - LIVONIA, Mich. (FOX 2) - A 16-year-old Livonia high school student is accused of making vile threats against his teacher that was recorded by another student. But teachers said they didn't know about the threats until more than two weeks later - and parents have only learned about it as we reported on this story.

• 1/10/23 - Parent charged with making school threat in Wayne County - Stephen Constantine Fernimos is facing charges for allegedly making threats against Smith Elementary School in Plymouth while trying to pick up his child from an after-school program.

• 1/4/23 - Death threat made against Richmond Middle School admin, their family contained ‘antisemitic remarks’ - RICHMOND, Mich. – Police are investigating an antisemitic death threat made against a Richmond Community Schools staff member that triggered all schools in the district to close through the week.

• 12/31/22 - School threats are happening frequently, but, what's the mental impact? - OAKLAND COUNTY, MICH (CBS DETROIT) - School threats continue to rise across America. Schools in the Metro Detroit area are no strangers to incidents as well. Every time a hoax or threat happens, does it have an effect on students?

• 12/28/22 - Oakland County high school deploys 'elite detection K9' to sniff out weapons - Rosie is an elite detection K-9 and will work as a school safety dog to help sniff out anything from bullets to firearms and explosives. She works alongside her handler John Tassis. 

• 12/27/22 - Threats are harming students, educators in Michigan. Even if they're fake - DETROIT — A lockdown imposed at Grosse Pointe North High School last week due to a false report of an active shooter threat will have an impact well beyond the 30 minutes students and staff were forced to hide and wait for the all-clear.

• 12/22/22 - UPDATE 11-year-old student brings loaded handgun to school in Waterford, police say - WATERFORD, Mich. - Police say that a handgun was found in a student's backpack at a middle school in Waterford on Wednesday.

• 12/21/22 - 11-year-old brings loaded gun to middle school in Waterford Township - WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – An 11-year-old student brought a loaded gun to Pierce Middle School in Waterford Township.

• 12/20/22 - Grosse Pointe North H.S. student, 14, charged in threat that led to lockdown - Wayne County prosecutors have charged a 14-year-old Grosse Pointe North High School student for allegedly making a threat that led to a 35-minute lockdown at the school on Monday.

• 12/15/22 - ‘Tomorrow I’m going to bring a gun to school and kill you’: Brighton student suspended for text - BRIGHTON, Mich. – A 16-year-old student in Brighton has been suspended from school after he texted a classmate, “Tomorrow I’m going to bring a gun to school and kill you,” police said.

• 12/4/22 - Metro Detroit school threats, charges have 'spiked exponentially' since Oxford shooting - DETROIT — A massive increase in threats against Metro Detroit schools in the wake of the Oxford High School shooting has led to an explosion in criminal charges being brought against the alleged perpetrators and prompted two local prosecutors to change how they handle threats cases.

• 12/4/22 - Western Michigan U alerts students after shooting by campus - Western Michigan University is alerting students to use caution following a shooting near the Kalamazoo campus.

• 12/3/22 - Eureka Elementary student threatens to shoot classmates, leads some parents to keep kids home - ST. JOHNS, Mich. — Some parents of a local elementary school are keeping their kids out of the classroom until they see some change.

• 12/2/22 - Ecorse High School student brought gun to school inside backpack - In a letter on Facebook, superintendent Josha Talison says that a student had told school officials that another student had brought a gun to school in their backpack. The school says no one was injured, and district and local law enforcement are investigating the incident.

• 12/1/22 - Ecorse High School student caught with gun inside backpack - FOX 2 (WJBK) - An Ecorse High School student was caught bringing a gun to school today, the district told parents Thursday.

• 11/29/22 - Social media threat closes Pioneer High Tuesday, Nov. 29 - ANN ARBOR, MI - Ann Arbor’s Pioneer High School is closed Tuesday after threats made on social media caused the cancellation of all school activities.

• 11/29/22 - Oxford school shooting trial delayed by appeal by parents - The Michigan Supreme Court has postponed the January trial for the parents of the teenager who killed four students at his high school

• 11/28/22 - Safety policy not enforced before Michigan school shooting - Two former school board officials say policies and procedures that could have prevented a mass shooting that left four students dead at a Michigan high school last year were approved earlier but never implemented

• 11/28/22 - 16-year-old in custody after allegedly threatening gun violence at Cheboygan Schools - CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Classes at Cheboygan Area Schools were canceled Monday due to a threat of gun violence.

• 11/27/22 - Whistleblowers: Oxford school district hiding the truth about mass shooting - Saying they can't keep quiet anymore, two former Oxford school board members plan to make public information that they allege shows the district is lying to victims' families and the public about its role in the mass shooting that left four students dead and seven others injured.

• 11/22/22 - 9th-grade student facing criminal charge after social media threat closed Westland school - WESTLAND, Mich. – A ninth-grade student is facing a criminal charge after making a social media threat that canceled classes at a high school in Westland, officials said.

• 11/21/22 - Social media threats against Detroit-area schools prompt warning from officials - A recent series of social media threats of school violence has plagued schools in Metro Detroit, including Cass Technical High School,

• 11/17/22 - Troubling trend of school threats continues; prosecutor seeks penalties against parents - (WXYZ) — Nearly 50 people in Macomb County alone have been charged with threats of violence against a school, a staff member, or a student this year. That is a 50-percent increase from last year.

• 11/15/22 - Life sentence sought for teen in Oxford school shooting - DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors said they’ll seek a life sentence with no chance for parole for a 16-year-old boy who killed four fellow students at a Michigan school and pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism.

• 11/15/22 - Ferndale High, Middle schools placed on lockdown after threat - Ferndale High School and Ferndale Middle School are on lockdown Tuesday due to a threat, one day after they were closed Monday for a separate threat.

• 11/14/22 - Girl arrested after threat against Ferndale High School; sheriff issues warning about making threats - FERNDALE, Mich. (FOX 2) - A 16-year-old girl was arrested Monday after authorities say she made threats that closed Ferndale middle and high schools.

• 11/13/22 - Ferndale High School, Middle School closed tomorrow after threat posted to Instagram - FERNDALE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Ferndale High School and Ferndale Middle School will be closed tomorrow (Monday, Nov. 14) "out of an abundance of caution" after an anonymous threat was made towards the high school on social media.

• 11/11/22 - Roseville student charged with five-year felony after bringing loaded gun to school - A Roseville High School student was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, a five-year felony, and possession of a weapon in a weapon-free school zone, a misdemeanor, on Thursday after a loaded gun was allegedly found in his backpack Wednesday.

• 11/11/22 - School bans cell phones in attempt to end threats - BURTON, Mich. (WNEM) - A local school district has banned cell phones at its high school in an attempt to end threats of school violence.

• 11/10/22 - 16-year-old student charged for allegedly bringing loaded gun to Roseville High School - ROSEVILLE, Mich. – A 16-year-old Macomb County student faces a felony charge after bringing a loaded weapon to school.

• 11/9/22 - Student arrested after bringing weapon to Roseville High School, officials say - ROSEVILLE, Mich. (FOX 2) - A student was arrested Wednesday after he brought a weapon to Roseville High School.

• 11/9/22 - Lockdown lifted at Dundee High School after threat found in women’s restroom - DUNDEE, Mich. – The lockdown at Dundee High School has been lifted following the discovery of a threat in a women’s restroom, officials said.

• 11/3/22 - ‘SLHS is getting bombed’: South Lyon High School evacuated after 3rd threat in 10 days - SOUTH LYON, Mich. – For the third time in 10 days, a threat was written on the wall of a bathroom inside South Lyon High School, this time claiming the building was going to be bombed.

• 10/31/22 - South Lyon High School locked down after 2nd threat to shoot up school in 6 days - LYON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – South Lyon High School is locked down for the second time in six days after officials found a threatening message written on a wall.

• 10/26/22 - Threat prompts Novi High School students to shelter in place - Students at Novi High School were dismissed from classes early Wednesday after a threat found written in a bathroom prompted district officials to have the school shelter in place, officials said.

• 10/25/22 - Marshall student in custody, accused of school threat - MARSHALL, Mich — A Marshall student was taken to Calhoun County Juvenile Home on charges related to threats of violence, according to Marshall Police Department.

• 10/24/22 - Suspect in Oxford school shooting pleads guilty, including to rare terrorism count - The teenage student accused of killing four classmates in a shooting rampage at a Michigan high school last year pleaded guilty Monday to two dozen charges, including to terrorism — a tremendously unusual charge in a school shooting.

• 10/21/22 - Guilty plea due in Michigan school shooting that killed 4 - Authorities say a teenager accused of killing four fellow students and injuring more at a Michigan high school is expected to plead guilty to murder next week

• 10/21/22 - Accused Oxford High School shooter expected to plead guilty to murder, terrorism charges - The teen charged in the deadly shooting at Oxford High School last fall is expected to plead guilty to multiple felony charges, including murder and terrorism.

• 10/20/22 - Police investigating violent confrontation on Davison school bus - DAVISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Davison Township police are investigating a violent confrontation that occurred on a school bus Wednesday afternoon.

• 10/13/22 - Lansing School District to announce $1M STOP school violence grant - LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Lansing School District will hold a press conference at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday to announce that a $1 million federal U.S. Department of Justice grant has been awarded. It is aimed at improving school security.

• 10/13/22 - Clarkston Junior High School under shelter-in-place after threat written on bathroom wall - CLARKSTON, Mich. – Clarkston Junior High School is under a precautionary shelter-in-place after someone wrote, “I’m going to shoot up the school” on a bathroom wall.

• 10/13/22 - Student caught with gun at Belleville High School after posting videos with weapon - BELLEVILLE, Mich. (FOX 2) - Police found a gun on a Belleville High School student Thursday after receiving a tip that the student was posting videos with the weapon.

• 10/12/22 - Airdropped threat sends Lansing school into lockdown - LANSING, MI -- A threat delivered through an iPhone’s “AirDrop” feature caused a temporary lockdown at a Lansing high school Wednesday, police said.

• 10/12/22 - Waverly High School students sent home early due to threat of violence - LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - For the second day in a row, a threat of violence impacted Mid-Michigan schools.

• 10/6/22 - Midland middle schooler arrested after threat made against students - MIDLAND, Mich. (WNEM) - A Midland middle school student was arrested on Thursday after allegedly making threats against other students.

• 10/4/22 - South Lyon East students dismissed four hours after lockdown started by threat in bathroom - South Lyon East High School students were being dismissed "in a controlled format" on Tuesday afternoon after being locked down for more than four hours following the discovery of a shooting threat on a boys bathroom wall.

• 9/30/22 - Police investigating threat against Alma High School - ALMA, Mich. (WNEM) - The Alma Police Department is investigating a threat made against Alma High School.

• 9/26/22 - 2 arrested for alleged threat against Farmington High - Two Farmington High School students were arrested last week for allegedly posting threats of gun violence on social media.

• 9/22/22 - School officials unknowingly gave Michigan shooting suspect his backpack with gun and magazines, lawyer says - A high school counselor and a dean unknowingly gave a shooting suspect a backpack containing the pistol and magazines officials say he used to kill four people and injure seven others in Oxford, Michigan, last year, a lawyer representing victims’ families said Thursday.

• 9/22/22 - New evidence alleges Ethan Crumbley exhibited more warning signs ahead of school shooting - New evidence uncovered during discovery of the case of Ethan Crumbley allegedly shows that Oxford High School teachers and school officials failed to respond to warning signs exhibited by the accused school shooter in the months leading up to the November 2021 shooting, attorney Ven Johnson, who represents the victims and their families in a lawsuit, told reporters Thursday.

• 9/21/22 - No gun found in GRPS school after a student with a weapon reported - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — No weapon was found in a Grand Rapids Public Schools high school, after an investigation into student's claim of seeing a gun in a student's waistband. 

• 9/14/22 - 13-year-old suspected in latest round of school shooting threats online - WARREN, Mich. (FOX 2) - A school shooting threat was posted online Wednesday leading to the arrest of a suspect - who is just 13 years old.

• 9/12/22 - Oxford boosts police presence at schools Monday after Snapchat threat - An increased police presence greeted students at Oxford Community Schools on Monday after an online threat made against the district remained under investigation.

• 9/7/22 - Reports: 16-year-old arrested for bringing loaded gun to Southfield high school - A 16-year-old was arrested Wednesday morning after bringing a loaded gun to Southfield A&T High School, according to news reports.