School Violence

Brentwood School District officials canceled classes for all students Friday following unspecified threats.

North county police took a minor into custody Monday in connection with a shooting threat against Normandy High. It’s the latest arrest amid a wave of school violence threats.

According to Courage2Report, a Missouri statewide school safety initiative, there have already been 125 reported school violence tips between July and September — which is nearly as many as the number of tips reported in all of 2023.

There have been at least 20 threats since St. Louis Public Radio began keeping track about two weeks ago. They are taking a toll on area students, teachers and law enforcement.

Police arrested an unidentified juvenile Tuesday afternoon on gun charges after students reported an online threat made toward Ritenour High School.

Special Agent in Charge Jay Greenberg says 300 educators attended training on how to implement threat assessment teams over the summer.

A series of fights prompted district administrators to close Alton High School last week. On Tuesday, students return to class with new metal detectors and more staff in hallways between classes to increase safety.

A day after her family laid Alexzandria Bell to rest, hundreds of students, teachers, parents and other supporters gathered Sunday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School to pay tribute to Bell and teacher Jean Kuczka. They died last month during an attack on the school.

Hundreds have gathered to honor teacher Jean Kuczka and 15-year-old Alexzandria Bell, who were both killed in a school shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts last month.

Clinical psychologist Marva Robinson shares tools and resources for people dealing with trauma from the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School shooting.