School Violence

As a new school year begins, New York state’s largest teachers unions and other education experts are calling for better responses to threats of violence.

"We Are Women Warriors" is a community empowerment group founded out of violence. The group is now taking on the issue of school violence in the City of Buffalo, with a year-long series of monthly forums to promote a candid introspection and do-able solutions.

Almost three months after the shooting and stabbing on the grounds of McKinley High School what measures is the City of Buffalo Public School district taking to prevent further violence?

Concerned members of the community gathered at Mt. Olive Baptist Church to call on local and state leaders to require the Buffalo Public School District to provide bus a bus aide for every school bus.

After a rash of fights at Niagara Falls High School to start the year, the district brought in the Niagara Falls Peacemakers as a calming measure. Could the presence of anti-violence groups on school grounds have a similar effect in Buffalo Public Schools?

The U.S. Secret Service issued a report Thursday releasing guidelines to help schools prevent deadly shootings. WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says…

Western New York Congressman Brian Higgins met with a group of local, suburban high school students to discuss gun reform. WBFO's senior reporter Eileen…

Students across Western New York are expected participate in a national walk-out Wednesday at 10 a.m. to protest gun violence. Students will hold a…

A national group of scholars is calling for 'prevention' over 'reaction' in wake of the mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida last month. WBFO's…

Buffalo Police said a 15-year-old male was arrested for making threats on social media to the Lewis J. Bennett High School located in the 2800 block of…