Violence in US Schools 1997-99

Angry "out of control" student violence leading to fatalities

1 Oct 1997 - Pearl, Mississippi - 16 yr old boy kills his mother then shoots nine students two fatally, was part of cult-like group
1 Dec 1997 - Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky - 14 yr old boy kills three and wounds five (one girl paralysed) in school hallway, student didn't know why he did it, assessed to be mentally ill
24 March 1998 - Jonesboro Arkansas - An 11 and a 13 yr old boy kill 4 girls and a teacher and wound 10 from nearby woods during a false fire alarm at their Middle School
24 April 1998 - Edinboro Pennsylvania - 14 yr old student shoots science teacher dead at eighth grade dance
19 May 1998 - Fayetteville Tennessee - 18 yr old honors student, three days before graduation in the school parking lot, kills a classmate who was dating his ex girlfriend
21 May 1998 - Springfield Oregon - 15 yr old boy kills parents then kills 2 teenagers and injures 20 at high school, "I had no other choice."
Apr 1999 - Columbine High School, Littleton Colorado - Armed attacks by out of control student
The next one could be in Australia...

Last updated:16/5/07

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