Washington DC 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.
WASHINGTON DC
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5/6/24 - Court docs reveal moments before Dunbar High School student was shot through window - The victim, described as a star varsity athlete, was talking to a teacher Friday morning inside a second-floor classroom. Seconds later, she was hit by a bullet that came through a window
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5/3/24 - 17-year-old grazed by bullet at Dunbar High School in DC - WASHINGTON - A student was grazed by a bullet in the head after it came through the window at Dunbar High School in D.C., according to police.
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4/5/24 - Two 14-year-olds killed within 33 hours in separate D.C. shootings - One youth was slain on a Southeast street, the other at a Metro station in Northeast, both in daylight attacks
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12/2/23 - Police call for community intervention after 17-year-old shot near college prep school in Washington, D.C. - WASHINGTON (WJLA) — The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting near KIPP D.C. College Prep School on Friday.
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11/20/23 - Deadly afternoon shooting near DC elementary school leaves community on edge - WASHINGTON - A man was shot and killed Monday afternoon in Southeast D.C. — just a few feet away from an elementary school.
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9/26/23 - Bullets strike DC kindergarten classroom windows as violent crime soars - WASHINGTON - Students at a D.C. middle school were placed on lockdown Monday afternoon after gunfire struck several windows of a kindergarten classroom in what has become the latest act of gun violence to strike the nation's capital.
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9/11/23 - Teenage girl killed in shooting near DuVal High School - A teenage girl has died after being shot near DuVal High School, Prince George’s County police confirmed.
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8/28/23 - Schools using AI to prevent gun violence - As students return to the classroom around the D.C. region this year, safety is top of mind.
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6/29/23 - 4 kids from same DC school killed in gun violence in 10 months - An eighth grader shot and killed in Southeast D.C. Tuesday was the fourth student from the same school killed by gun violence in the past 10 months, and the principal is begging parents to keep their kids inside at night.
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5/17/22 - 17-year-old killed at DC high school in 3rd shooting of child this week - Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday said officials must "act urgently" to combat crime in the nation's capital after a 17-year-old was fatally shot in a high school parking lot while class was still in session, according to police -- the third shooting involving a child in the District since Sunday.
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12/8/22 - Ninth Grader Hospitalized, Another In Custody, After Shooting Locks Down Suitland High School: Police - Suitland High School was on lockdown on Thursday after a ninth-grade student was shot on the grounds of the District Heights, Maryland, campus, police and Prince George's County Public Schools said.