Assertion that school shootings are planned by people with ulterior motives.

Brief timeline of recent school shootings in the U.S.

In Virginia, a 12-year-old boy stands accused of planning a shooting rampage on the last day of school. Officials at the boy's school say they had planned for a case exactly the one that arose. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports. [7:52 Realaudio broadcast] (July 11, 2004)

The state of California may allow high school students to carry cell phones and pagers on campus. The state believes that in light of recent school shootings and terror attacks, it would be a good way for teens to quickly get in touch with their parents. But teachers say it will disrupt class. Russell Lewis reports from KPBS in San Diego. [3:20 Realaudio broadcast] (August 15, 2002)

A male teacher is shot and a female school volunteer grazed by a bullet in a hallway outbreak of gunfire that resulted from a feud between juveniles, in Richmond, Virginia. (June 15, 1998)

A jury finds 17-year-old Luke Woodham guilty of 2 counts of murder and 7 counts of aggravated assault for a shooting spree at Pearl High School in Hattiesberg, Mississippi. (June 12, 1998)

Friends, family and a shocked community say their final goodbyes to a heroic teacher and two young girls who died Tuesday in the shooting rampage at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas. (March 28, 1998)