year-old girl is shot and wounded at a suburban Houston high school when a gun in the
backpack of a 17-year-old classmate goes off in a biology class. The boy is charged with a third-degree felony for
May 19, 1998: Two boys are suspended from school in Johnston, R.I., after being accused of writing and handing
out threatening notes to classmates. The notes said things such as, "All your friends are dead." The boys are ordered
to remain out of school until they have been evaluated to determine whether they are dangerous.
May 19, 1998: Three days before his graduation, an 18-year-old honor student allegedly opens fire in a parking lot
at Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville, Tenn., killing a classmate who was dating his ex-girlfriend.
April 28, 1998: Two teenage boys are shot to death and a third is wounded as they played basketball at a Pomona,
Calif., elementary school hours after classes had ended. A 14-year-old boy is charged; the shooting is blamed o
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