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Charges Dropped Against Assumption University Students in ‘Catch a Predator’ Case

Police say one of the students used Tinder to lure a man to campus and enlisted up to…

News April 10
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See Something Say Something: Tips Thwarted 6 School Shooting Plots This Month

Tips submitted this month by students, parents, and other community members uncovered at least six school shooting plots.

Insights February 27
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Which States Have Banned Cell Phones in Schools?

Most recently, in Feb. 2025, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker proposed statewide legislation that would ban cell phones during…

Insights February 24
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Illinois Governor Proposes School Cell Phone Ban

The proposed school cell phone ban would make exceptions for emergencies, medical purposes, special education plans, or ESL…

News February 21
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2 Teens Arrested for Planning Mass Casualty Attack on Houston High School, Memorial High School, Spring Brach ISD, active shooter

2 Teens Arrested for Planning Mass Casualty Attack on Houston High School

Authorities believe the 15- and 16-year-old girls wanted to target the school, using pipe bombs and firearms to…

News February 21
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Indiana Teen Obsessed with Mass Shooters Arrested for Planning School Shooting, Trinity Shockley, Mooresville High School, active shooter

Indiana Teen Obsessed with Mass Shooters Arrested for Planning School Shooting

Trinity Shockley’s arrest was prompted by a tip to the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System. She was found…

News February 18
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University of Tennessee to Pay Grad Student Expelled for Posting Cardi B Lyrics $250,000, First Amendment, Kimberly Diei, FIRE

University of Tennessee to Pay $250K to Student Expelled for Posting Cardi B Lyrics

The case also opens the door for public university administrators to be held personally accountable for violating students’…

News February 4
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Antioch High School Shooting: Gunman Idolized Mass Murderers, Embraced Alt-Right Content, Solomon Henderson

Antioch High School Shooter Idolized Mass Murderers, Embraced Alt-Right Content

Online postings allegedly from the shooter praised Adolf Hitler and included selfies with various alt-right paraphernalia and explicit…

News January 23
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FEMA Reactivates Online Rumor Response Page to Combat Los Angeles Fire Misinformation, wildfires, rumors, emergency communications

FEMA Reactivates Online Rumor Response Page to Combat Los Angeles Fire Misinformation

The web page addresses false claims like, "FEMA will take my property and land after a disaster."

News January 14
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