School Violence

Atlee Winningham, 42, places their hand on Jessica Winningham, 38, both of Tower Grove East, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, during a vigil at Tower Grove Park. A gunman attacked Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in south St. Louis on Monday morning, killing two and injuring seven.

Education

St. Louisans mourn shooting victims, call for an end to school gun violence

Chad Davis

Parents, teachers, students and elected officials gathered for a candlelight vigil Monday night in Tower Grove Park after a shooting at Central Visual Performing Arts High School earlier in the day left two people dead and seven injured.

Flowers and balloons sit outside of Central Visual and Performing Arts HS, where a gunman killed at least two people, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in south St. Louis.

Education

Teacher, student killed in shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts, gunman dead

Rachel Lippmann

Police said they fatally shot the killer in an exchange of gunfire.

UMSL criminologists Lee Slocum (at left) and Finn Esbensen discussed a variety of safety issues that students and teachers deal with daily.

Education

Local research, upcoming conference seek to address many forms of school violence

Evie Hemphill

Mass shootings in U.S. schools continue to occur and make headlines. Other types of school violence, typically affecting one or two students at a time,…

Government, Politics & Issues

East St. Louis NAACP says punishment of students in Belleville bus incident may be too harsh

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 23, 2009 - An NAACP official said Tuesday that the punishment imposed on students involved in…