A Tennessee judge on July 4 denied the release of the Covenant School shooter's writings, stating that doing so might present a security risk to the Nashville private school.

High-profile school shootings, and the fear they spread, are shaping how architects design the modern American school. The safety features, some required by state law, include measures meant to keep armed perpetrators out and to help first responders. 

“The typical challenge is to have the building seem very welcoming and yet at the same point not penetrable,” said Jerry Lammers, principal of Alamo Architects in San Antonio.

A Wisconsin school district says a threat has been neutralized after an active shooter situation at Mount Horeb Middle School Wednesday.

Police responded to reports of an active shooter late Wednesday morning and continue to be on the scene.

The school says they have no reports of individuals being harmed, with the exception of the alleged shooter.

The individual did not breach the entryway of the school but the students remain in lockdown for the time being, the school posted on Facebook.

James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of convicted Michigan high school shooter Ethan Crumbley, were sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison. They were both convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deadly 2021 shooting at Oxford High School.

Jennifer and James Crumbley—the parents of a 17-year-old who killed four students in a 2021 Michigan high school shooting—were both sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter Tuesday with credit for time served, marking the end to a first-of-its-kind case holding parents accountable for their role in their child’s mass shooting.

Oakland County Judge Cheryl Matthews handed down Tuesday’s sentence, which comes weeks after Jennifer, 45, and James, 47, were separatelyconvicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter each.

James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, were each sentenced Tuesday to 10-15 years in prison in connection to the 2021 mass shooting. Fox News contributor Andry McCarthy, however, issued a warning on "America Reports" on how the "unprecedented" decision could impact the criminal justice system. 

Judge Cheryl Matthews of Oakland County, Michigan, on Tuesday sentenced James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, to a term of 10 to 15 years in prison each with credit for time served.

Two separate juries found both James and Jennifer guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting on Nov. 30, 2021, when their then-15-year-old son killed students Tate Myre, 16; Justin Shilling, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Madisyn Baldwin, 17, and left seven other victims injured.