Oklahoma School Safety News

5/1/24 - Student in custody after bringing weapon to Carver Middle School - TULSA, Okla. — A student at Carver Middle School is in custody after bringing a weapon to school, according to a Tulsa Public Schools representative.

4/22/24 - Student arrested after being found with loaded gun at Midwest City High School - MIDWEST CITY, Okla. —A Midwest City High School student was arrested Monday morning after authorities said they brought a loaded gun to campus.

2/24/24 - Video shows Oklahoma nonbinary teen after attack in school bathroom, the day before their death - A police video shows that a 16-year-old Oklahoma student who died the day after a fight in a high school bathroom was conscious and alert when telling police about the attack by three girls that occurred after the teen squirted them with water

2/24/24 - Police say two teens in custody after potential threat at University of Tulsa Student Union - UPDATE (2/24/24) — Tulsa Police say two 19-year-olds are in custody after a potential threat caused the University of Tulsa Student Union to evacuate.

1/12/24 - 1 IN CUSTODY AFTER STUDENT FIRES GUN AT HEFNER MIDDLE SCHOOL - A lockdown on Hefner Middle School has been lifted after a gun was discharged on campus, Putnam City School District has confirmed. One person has been arrested, and the weapon is in the possession of the police.

1/12/24 - Student arrested after firing gun inside Hefner Middle School - OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Hefner Middle School was under a brief lockdown early Friday morning after a student discharged a firearm inside the school, according to Putnam City School District (PCSD).

12/28/23 - Oklahoma state senator files bill to make having illegal firearm on school campuses a felony - After a shooting at a high school football game killed one person and injured two more in August, an Oklahoma lawmaker said increased fines could make schools safer.

12/28/23 - Bill targets potential violence in schools - State Sen. Jessica Garvin, R–Duncan, has filed legislation to increase the state penalty for carrying an illegal firearm onto school property.

10/16/23 - Del City student arrested after weapon found at school - DEL CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – A Del City High School student has been arrested after a gun was found inside the teen’s backpack.

8/30/23 - Suspect arrested after shooting at Choctaw High School football game: What We Know - Three people were shot and two others suffered injuries while trying to run away from the scene on Friday. One of the victims, a 16-year-old boy, died from his injuries.

8/26/23 - Police say 1 teenager is dead, 2 people wounded after shooting at Oklahoma high school football game - Police in Oklahoma say a teenager has died after being shot during a Friday night high school football game where two other people were wounded and two were injured fleeing the scene

8/25/23 - More school bomb threats keep investigators busy, parents worried - Bomb threats continue to target Tulsa-area schools after Oklahoma’s state superintendent retweeted a video identifying a local educator as promoting “woke ideology.”

8/23/23 - 2ND BOMB THREAT MADE TO ELLEN OCHOA ELEMENTARY; PARENTS CHECK STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOL - Someone called in a bomb threat two days in a row at the Ellen Ochoa elementary school in the Union school district. Classes resumed after no credible threats were found, but some parents are upset.

8/23/23 - 1 ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING SUMMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER, MAKING THREAT - Officials said the person taken into custody was experiencing a mental health episode before they allegedly attacked a staff member and claimed to have placed explosives around the school.

8/17/23 - 2 Midwest City High School students arrested after allegedly assaulting principal, staff - MIDWEST CITY, Okla. —Two teenagers are being charged with assault and battery after they allegedly attacked their principal and other staff members Wednesday at Midwest City High School.

7/25/23 - Some school districts facing increase in violence, experts blame COVID - TULSA, Okla. — Some parents think the most dangerous part of their children's school day is getting to and from school.

4/24/23 - 1 person killed in shooting at Oklahoma college - One person is dead and another is in custody following a shooting at a college in Oklahoma, police said, after the school went into lockdown on Monday afternoon.

4/10/23 - Student apprehended after Yukon Public Schools cancels classes Monday due to possible threat - YUKON, Okla. — Yukon Public Schools canceled classes for Monday after a possible threat was made against the high school.

4/7/23 - No threat found after University of Oklahoma shots reported - NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A report of shots fired sent dozens of police cars to the University of Oklahoma Friday night and the campus was locked down for nearly two hours before authorities said no threat was found. 

3/3/23 - Student arrested after bringing gun to Oklahoma City school - OKLAHOMA CITY — A student in Oklahoma City was arrested Friday after bringing a gun to school.

2/3/23 - Broken Bow middle, high schools evacuated due to bomb threat - BROKEN BOW, Okla. (KSLA) - According to Broken Bow Public Schools, Rector Johnson Middle School and Broken Bow High School are being evacuated due to a bomb threat.

12/8/22 - Police respond to false calls regarding threats at multiple Oklahoma schools - Oklahoma law enforcement agencies have responded to multiple false calls regarding threats made against schools across the state Thursday.

10/29/22 - Mustang Public Schools investigating after student found with handgun - YUKON, Okla. (KOKH) — Mustang Public Schools are investigating after a student was found in possession of a handgun on Friday.

10/4/22 - Increased police presence at Norman High School day after weapon found in student's backpack - NORMAN, Okla. —