Oregon School Safety News

5/29/24 - Police investigate shooting near Roosevelt HS in North Portland - It was a scary situation for the Roosevelt High School community as shots were fired near campus during school hours.

5/28/24 - Shots fired near Roosevelt High School baseball field, investigation underway - PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Authorities are investigating a shooting near Roosevelt High School that prompted several Portland police units to respond to the area early Tuesday afternoon.

5/20/24 - Butler Creek Elementary investigating 3-d weapon brought onto campus - GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU) — An investigation is underway into a weapon-like item that was brought onto the Butler Creek Elementary School campus.

10/23/23 - HilHi student killed in a shooting over the weekend, school confirms in letter to families - HILLSBORO, Ore. — In a letter to Hillsboro High School families, Cary Meier, Principal at 'HilHi' says a student at the school “has died as a result of a shooting at a party being held at a private home over the weekend.”

9/30/23 - Who’s to Blame for School Violence? - Videos of a 13-year-old boy attacking female classmates went viral this week. He is trans-identifying and a biological male.

9/29/23 - Monday classes canceled at Hazelbrook Middle School in Tualatin after bomb threat connected to viral video prompted evacuations Friday - TUALATIN, Ore. — There will be no school classes Monday at Hazelbrook Middle School in Tualatin after a bomb threat prompted evacuations and closure of the school on Friday morning. On Monday, though classes are canceled, teachers and staff will be working, school officials said.

7/13/23 - Community petition for Ashland School District school shooter safety - ASHLAND, Ore. -- A non-profit organization called 'The Safe Zone Solution' is making efforts to bring the community together to create a solution to decrease school shootings.

5/31/23 - 14-year-old arrested after threat to Salem middle school - SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) – The Salem Police Department made an arrest Wednesday afternoon following an anonymous social media threat to Adam Stephens Middle School made Tuesday night.

5/16/23 - Portland teen in tactical gear threatens school shooting, arrested with replica gun - 13-year-old boy wore tactical vest with patch that read, 'Bad Decisions Make Good Stories'

5/10/23 - False reports of shooting at high school in Jefferson, Oregon; second in two months - JEFFERSON, Ore. — The Jefferson School District said all students are safe after someone called in a fake report of an active shooter at the high school in Jefferson, Oregon on Wednesday morning.

4/18/23 - Gresham Police investigate threat to Gordon Russel Middle School - GRESHAM, Ore. — Gresham Police are investigating a threat at Gordon Russell Middle School.

3/10/23 - Franklin High School cancels school Friday after shots fired near campus - PORTLAND, Ore. — Reports of shots fired near Franklin High School in Southeast Portland on Thursday afternoon prompted the school to cancel classes on Friday.

3/5/23 - 11-year-old arrested following Aumsville school threat - PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An 11-year-old was arrested and a 12-year-old was cited after a text message about taking a gun to Cascade Junior High School.

2/21/23 - Douglas County schools back open after reports of active shooter - DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. -- All schools in Douglas County were locked down Tuesday morning after several alleged school shooting threats.

2/16/23 - Tigard High School closed Friday due to shooting threat - TIGARD, Ore. — Tigard High School will be closed Friday as school officials and law enforcement work to determine whether a threat of a shooting at the school is credible, the Tigard-Tualatin School District announced late Thursday night.

1/1/23 - Student arrested stemming from threats made to West Salem High School - A 16-year-old homeschooled student was arrested Dec. 27 for making criminal threats directed toward West Salem High School. 

12/12/22 - Teen Injured in Shooting - A 16-year-old teenager is recovering after a shooting outside of Cleveland High School.

11/22/22 - Clark County Sheriff investigating fake school shooting call from Heritage High in Washington - PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Clark County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Heritage High School on Tuesday, Nov. 22 for a report of an active shooting. Turns out, the call was a prank.

11/16/22 - Threat on social media prompts South Portland middle school to cancel in-person classes - Mahoney Middle School in South Portland held classes virtually Wednesday while police investigated a threat made on social media.

10/19/22 - 2 students injured in shooting near Portland high school - PORTLAND, Ore. — Two students were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near a high school in Portland, Oregon, officials said.

10/18/22 - Two students injured in shooting near Jefferson High School - The students are expected to survive, Portland Public Schools said in a statement. The shooting happened after students were dismissed for the day.

10/18/22 - Injuries reported after shooting outside Jefferson High School; investigation underway - PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – The Portland Police Bureau confirmed that shots were fired near Jefferson High School on Tuesday afternoon.

10/10/22 - 4 Redmond schools placed in Secure after call about possible threat - Four Redmond schools were placed in Secure after a police received a call about a possible threat Monday.

10/6/22 - After a gun incident near Franklin High School, Portland police took 80 minutes to respond - PORTLAND, Ore. — At 2:57 p.m. Sept. 16, an official at Franklin High School in Southeast Portland called 911 for help.

10/6/22 - Police determine rumors of school violence threat to be baseless - JUNCTION CITY, Ore. (KPTV) - The Junction City Police Department silenced unfounded rumors about a school violent threat after investigating a tip.

9/30/22 - School Safety: Oregon to use $3.3M for safety, prevention of violence - Governor Kate Brown has dedicated $3.3 million for school safety and violence prevention throughout Oregon.

9/2/22 - Former classmates of Bend shooter say he was violent. How do schools respond to student threats? - Several classmates of the 20-year-old who fatally shot two men and wounded others in the Bend Safeway earlier this week described him as frequently violent at school.

8/29/22 - Bend Safeway shooter allegedly planned to attack MV high school, police investigating online - Police confirm the 20-year-old killed himself inside the Safeway

11/6/21 - 2 arrested after violent attack over face masks caught on video | ABC7 - It all began when a man and woman walked into a cookie shop in downtown Eugene, Oregon, without face coverings. However, they were holding a camera that was already recording and the video has gone viral on social media.

11/5/21 - 2 Held Hostage by Armed Man in University of Oregon Dorm Room - The armed man used one of the hostage’s cell phones to report fake incidents on other parts of the University of Oregon campus.

11/5/21 - ‘I don’t want to die for it’: School board members face rising threats - It was only days after Sami Al-Abdrabbuh was reelected to the school board in Corvallis, Oregon, that the text messages arrived.