Wisconsin School Safety News

10/24/23 - Officers shoot, kill person on Germantown, WI school roof in exchange of gunfire: state police - GERMANTOWN, Wis. -- Police officers in suburban Milwaukee have killed a person who fired at them from a middle school roof.

10/12/23 - Tips needed as MPD continues investigation into shooting that killed teen, injured 3 others - The Madison Police Department is searching for five people directly involved in Tuesday night’s deadly shooting at Harmony at Grandview Commons.

10/2/23 - 3 students arrested following 'altercation,' lockdown at Case High School - RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Mount Pleasant police say three students were taken into custody Monday following an incident at Case High School.

9/22/23 - High school: 'Shooter' at homecoming football game Friday; no reports of injuries - MILWAUKEE —Milwaukee police say they responded to a call for shots fired Friday night at the Milwaukee Lutheran High School football game against Pius XI High School.

9/13/23 - La Follette High student attacks principal after his name was called over loudspeaker, complaint states - MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – A La Follette High School student allegedly attacked the school’s principal last week after hearing his name called over the loudspeaker, Dane Co. prosecutors state in a criminal complaint against him.

7/18/23 - Milwaukee man accused; possessing fully automatic firearm outside school - MILWAUKEE - An 18-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of having a fully automatic firearm on the grounds of a school – and then fleeing from police. The accused is Elijahwon Wilson – and he faces the following criminal counts: 

4/26/23 - 16-year-old student charged after allegedly bringing loaded handgun to school - MADISON, Wis. —  Vel Phillips Memorial High School staff received a tip near the end of the school day on Wednesday, that a student had a firearm, according to Madison Metropolitan School District spokesman Tim LeMonds. In response, LeMonds said staff contacted MMSD's Office of School Safety and the City of Madison Police Department. 

4/25/23 - Milwaukee Lutheran bomb threat; school searched, no devices found - MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police are investigating a bomb threat that happened Tuesday morning, April 25 at Milwaukee Lutheran High School on W. Grantosa Drive. 

4/24/23 - Student Brings Loaded Gun To Superior High School, No One Hurt SUPERIOR, Wis. — The School District of Superior is investigating after a student brought a loaded gun to the Superior High School Monday morning.

4/8/23 - School shooting threat, Fond du Lac man charged after OWI arrest - FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A Fond du Lac man is charged with making terrorist threats after prosecutors say he threatened to "shoot up a school" on April 3.

2/19/23 - School Bulletin: Youth advocate fighting to end gun violence in Milwaukee - MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Rufus King High School junior is a humble crusader. Mia Moore is on a mission to make her community better and the entire city of Milwaukee better.

2/15/23 - Police believe swatting behind threat that put Hudson Schools on lockdown - HUDSON, Wis. (WEAU) -Hudson police say a threat that locked down schools may have been the result of a swatting incident.

1/16/23 - Highland Community Schools threat deemed 'not credible' - UPDATE (WKOW) — Highland Community Schools says the Iowa County Sheriff's Office has finished its investigation into a "possible threat" that led the district to close Monday. 

1/6/23 - Police arrest teen in connection to unfounded threat to Portage High School - PORTAGE, Wis. (WMTV) - A 15-year-old girl was taken into custody Friday in connection to the unfounded threat reported at Portage High School earlier this week.

1/6/23 - Glenwood City schools closed Friday due to threat - GLENWOOD CITY, Wis. (WEAU) - Schools in Glenwood City are closed Friday due to a threat.

12/19/22 - Wisconsin School Anonymous Tip Line Receives 1,000 tips in 3 Months - The tip line is a statewide confidential reporting system designed to be a safe place for students, school staff, and community members to share information concerning potential school violence.

11/29/22 - 2 Baraboo schools evacuated after bomb threat - BARABOO, Wis. (WMTV) - The Baraboo Police Department did not locate any harmful devices after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of two of the city’s schools.

11/28/22 - Fake threats of imminent school violence become more common - It’s the call every parent fears: something bad is happening at their child’s school.

11/4/22 - Racist bullying shook a small US town. Then came the bomb threats - Attempts to protect students in battleground Wisconsin led to a culture-war clash that turned neighbor against neighbor

10/21/22 - Potential school threat in Oshkosh leads to arrest - OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Police are investigating a potential threat made towards an Oshkosh school.

10/20/22 - Fake school shooting calls reported in Madison, across Wisconsin - MADISON, Wis. — Several fake school shooting reports have been called into law enforcement agencies across the state Thursday morning, including one in Madison.

10/20/22 - Multiple high schools in SE Wisconsin receive active shooter threats; threats deemed not credible - KENOSHA, Wis. —