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Oakland nursing school where shootings occurred is under scrutiny  State agency places Oikos University on provisional status...

U.S. Education Department probes crime reporting at community college in Boston  Roxbury Community College suspected of underreporting campus crime...

Three teens face arson charges in Oregon high school fire (w/Video)  Woodburn High School will be close for at least a week...

Lawsuit says L.A. district was negligent in sexual abuse case  Teacher allegedly committed lewd acts with students at Miramonte Elementary ...

Janitor convicted of murder in 2011 death of school principal  Man found guilty of shooting elementary principal in Placerville, Calif....

Police chief at University of California, Davis, retires  Acting chief is promoted to replace departing Annette Spicuzza...

Police defend decision to handcuff unruly kindergarten student  Girl at Milledgeville, Ga., school was restrained after allegedly throwing a tantrum...

Former Oklahoma high school teacher charged with having sex with students  Man allegedly promised better grades to female students in exchange for sexual favors...

University of Maryland student hospitalized after making threats of campus violence  19-year-old man allegedly posted warnings online that he would go on a “shooting rampage”...

Murder-suicide at private school in Jacksonville, Fla.  Fired teacher kills headmistress, then takes his own life ...

Students return to Chardon High for first time since deadly shooting  17-year-old student has been charged with 3 counts of murder...

Family of Florida A&M hazing victim sues bus driver  Suit alleges that the driver stood by as band members hazed student ...

Philadelphia district eliminates 91 police officer jobs  100 of the district's schools now are without an assigned police officer ...

Huge cuts needed to close deficit in Philadelphia school system  City controller says district would have to cut $400,000 a day...

Thefts of school buses puzzle St. Louis-area authorities  8 vehicles have disappeared without a trace in the last several months...

Report is critical of Philadelphia district's handling of school crime  Commission finds that the district has failed to combat crime effectively...

Northern Illinois University reopens building where 2008 shooting occurred  Cole Hall, where five students were killed, has undergone a $6 million renovation...

Police fatally shoot middle school student who had gun on campus  Authorities say student at Cummings Middle School in Brownsville, Texas, was brandishing weapon...

Higher-education institutions in Chicago area come up short in safety plans  Lack of compliance points up shortcomings in new state law...

Fairfax County (Va.) district will allow video surveillance inside schools  Cameras will be permitted in cafeterias, hallways and other gathering places...

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