Schools in East Iowa reflect Columbine fears and safety shifts
Gazette staffer reports students and staff note stricter security since Columbine. Changes include locked doors after bell, name tags, hall monitors, bag bans, security guards, and emergency plans across Cedar Rapids Washington Jefferson City High and Maquoketa Valley at Delhi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbine
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Kyle Marquardt
Marquardt
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Jeremy Rodriguez
City High
Iowa City
B.J. McDuffie
McDuffie
Police Department
Solon
College Community
Linn
Johnson Counties
Kenneth S. Trump
National School Safety and Security Services
Cleveland
Ohio
North Linn
Coggon
Linn County
Sheriffs Department
al Whitlatch
Anniversary service follows Columbine tragedy
On the anniversary a public service and private remembrance are planned at Clem ent Park with a candlelight vigil. The article recounts the Columbine shootings including Castaldo and Ra chel Scott, the attackers Harris and Klebold, and the aftermath fueling gun control debates and state and federal responses such as handgun safety rules and locks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Park
Castaldo
Rachel Scott
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
Klebold
Harris
Nielson
Hollywood
Washington, D.C
God
Columbine
Heritage High
Conyers
Fort Gibson
Oklo
Mount Morris Township
Mich
Smith & Wesson
Clinton
Senate
Massachusetts
Maryland
Schools strengthen safety focus after Columbine turmoil
Cedar Rapids Iowa City Solon and other districts tighten access with locked doors surveillance and drills. Mentoring and counseling efforts rise as officials push environmental change over guards and detectors. Educators urge funding for prevention and mental health support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Bartlett
University of Iowa College of Education
Bartlett
Florida
Finch
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Columbine
Iowa City
Solon
Kevin P. Dwyer
National Association of School Psychologists
Dwyer
Trump
National
post-Columbine
Threats and accusations at Eastern Iowa schools
A chronology of incidents in Eastern Iowa schools from 1999 to 2000 involving threats, bomb scares, gun rumors, and harassment. Names include James Leland Solon High School and Reggie Matthes Solon with charges of terrorism and harassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa
Columbine High School
Littleton
Colo
Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School
Western Dubuque High School
Northwest Junior High School
Coralville
James Leland
Solon High School
Thomas Hobson
Kennedy High School
South Winneshiek High School
Calmar
Alisha Knopf
North Cedar
Brett Moravek
Justin Twitty
Wilton
South Tama
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Monona and
McGregor
Prairie High
Reggie Lee Matthes
Solon
Matthes
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By Ann Scholl Boyer
Erik Olson
Benton
van Horne
Prisoner of
Olson
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Callie Byers
Ing
Byers
Rodriguez
Defi
Jay Martin
Jefferson
Columbine’s
Jenny Jentz
Maquoketa Valley
C.R. Prairie
C.R. Washington
C.R. Jefferson
Iowa City High
Mount Vernon
Adrian Ringold
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