‘We’re not going to just do nothing,’ Nessel says, after the district rebuffs her offer to investigate its handling of events in the hours before a mass shooting that killed four students.
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Oxford shooting: Michigan Dems seek gun storage law. It may be a long fight.
Prosecutors say parents of the alleged school shooter didn’t secure the murder weapon. That isn’t a crime in Michigan, and it took nearly a decade to make it one in Oregon.
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Oxford shooting suspect’s parents arrested, plead not guilty to manslaughter
James and Jennifer Crumbley were found by Detroit police in a building on the city’s east side. They had been missing since Friday, after they were charged with involuntary manslaughter.
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Prosecutor: Oxford suspect shouldn't have been allowed back in class
Oxford school officials are coming under scrutiny for what they did, and didn’t do, following disturbing interactions with the 15-year-old suspect before the shooting spree.
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Resources to help Michigan families cope with the Oxford High School shooting
Chalkbeat put together a list of resources for families that help them understand how to monitor threats in their school and where to go for help dealing with trauma.
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Scores of Michigan schools close amid threats following Oxford shootings
School districts are working with local law enforcement to probe the credibility of the online threats, with some school leaders saying it is not yet possible to keep up.
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The case against the parents of Oxford shooting suspect: Gun was Xmas present
Parents of Ethan Crumbley charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutor says parents failed to secure pistol, ignored school’s plea to get help for their son.
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Bomb threats, school closings tighten student stress after Oxford shootings
A school shooting, “uniquely horrific” on its own, has been layered on top of two years of uncertainty and anger for Michigan’s youth. No one should expect a “normal” school day any time soon, experts say.
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Michigan House seeks $50 million for school police after Oxford shooting
The extra money would be used for additional school resource officers across the state. The state has no idea how many officers already are in Michigan schools. Not everyone agrees more police are necessarily better.
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Opinion | My children survived the Oxford school shooting. We can’t allow another one
In rereading a text thread with my daughter who was in Oxford High School during the shooting, I realized how many times I said “teacher.” Heroes, every single one.