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Ohio School Where Students Shot to Re-Open
By: Associated Press
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) – The Latest on the school shooting near Middletown, Ohio (all times local):
Update: 10: 30 a.m.
Officials at an Ohio school where two students were shot say classes will resume Wednesday, and that students and parents can walk through the school Tuesday evening in preparation for their return.
Madison Local Schools Superintendent Curtis Philpot says crisis counselors will be available and that school staff including bus drivers and teachers will pay extra attention to make students feel comfortable about going back to school, two days after Monday’s lunchtime shooting that resulted in four students being hurt.
He says there will be extra staff available Wednesday in the cafeteria where the shooting took place.
Philpot says the “No. 1 priority” is to make students feel safe and comfortable.
Update: 9:30 a.m.
A 14-year-old boy accused of shooting students at an Ohio school will remain in juvenile detention under a magistrate’s instructions.
He’s charged with attempted murder, felonious assault, inducing panic and making terroristic threats. His attorney entered a denial of the charges Tuesday in Butler County juvenile court.
The boy’s ankles were shackled as he sat silently during the brief hearing. He kept his head down, reading the complaint. He was ordered to remain in custody pending a hearing April 5.
His attorney and supporters declined to comment afterward.
Authorities say the boy fired at students Monday in a Madison Local Schools cafeteria. Two students were shot, and two others were hurt. The injuries weren’t considered life-threatening.
It’s unclear whether prosecutors might seek to move the case to adult court.
Update: 8:30 a.m.
A recording indicates a 911 caller reporting a shooting at a southwest Ohio school immediately identified the suspect by name.
Breathing heavily, the unidentified caller gives the name of a 14-year-old boy and tells a dispatcher, “He just pulled out his gun and started shooting.”
The scene Monday in a Madison Local Schools cafeteria left four students hurt. Two were shot. Investigators say the other two might have been injured by shrapnel or while running away. The injuries weren’t considered life-threatening.
Sheriff Richard Jones said he’s aware of a motive but wasn’t ready to release it.
The suspect was caught nearby and was expected to appear Tuesday morning in Butler County juvenile court. It wasn’t immediately clear if he has an attorney.
The school district canceled classes and activities Tuesday.
Update: 7 a.m.
An Ohio school district is closed and all extracurricular activities cancelled as authorities investigate a shooting by a 14-year-old boy that injured four students, including two who were hit by gunfire.
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones in southwestern Ohio says he’s aware of a motive in Monday’s shooting at Madison Local Schools but isn’t ready to release it.
Authorities say the boy pulled out a gun in a school cafeteria and opened fire, hitting two students, and then ran from the school.
The boy threw the weapon down and was apprehended nearby with the help of a police dog.
Two other Madison Local Schools students also were injured, possibly from shrapnel or from running away.
None of the injuries appear to be life-threatening.
Update: 2/29/16 @ 1 p.m.
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) – A southwestern Ohio school district says it’s now dismissing students from the junior high and senior high schools as quickly as possible following a shooting.
Madison Local Schools say both students riding buses and students who drove will be dismissed. The district says elementary students will be dismissed about an hour earlier by bus.
The district has declined to say what happened Monday, except that three students were injured and a suspect in custody. Police in nearby Middletown say on their Facebook page that it was a shooting.
The school district says on its website that the injuries are not life threatening and that all other students are safe.
The campus is near Middletown, roughly 30 miles north of Cincinnati. State records show enrollment of about 250 junior high and 500 high school students.
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) – Three southwestern Ohio students have been wounded in a shooting at school and a suspect is in custody.
Madison Local Schools officials declined to say what happened, but it says on its website that the injuries are not life threatening. Police in nearby Middletown say on their Facebook page that it was a shooting.
The campus near Middletown, roughly 30 miles north of Cincinnati, is on lockdown and the website message says all other students are safe. The district says students will be dismissed once authorities give the all-clear.
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office has asked people to say away from the school until the scene is cleared. Roads are blocked near the school.
State records show enrollment of about 250 junior high and 500 high school students.