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| Students annoucned plans prior to shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kip Kinkel Springfield, Oregon "But he did not just tell friends in private that his mind was full of violence. One day in literature class, when it was his turn to read his dreams from his journal, Kip stood up and told the class he wanted to kill. But school officals said such talk was not unusual among students, and was often dismissed as blowing off steam." --- The Classroom Culture That Spawned Kip Kinkel www.bigeye.com/jj052798.htm |
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| Students Were Suffering From Depression | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Solomon Jr. Conyers Georgie "He was being treated for depression." Scorecard of Hatred Time |
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| Elizabeth Catherine Bush Williamsport, Pennsylvania "Bush was reportedly still being teases and was depressed." Scorecard of Hatred Time |
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| Students were suicidal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Solomon, Jr. Conyers, Georgia "Solomon told classmates he would "blow up this classroom" and had no reason to live." --- Scorecard of Hatred Time |
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| Victor Cordova, Jr. Deming, New Mexico "Since losing his mother to cancer, Cordova was reportedly suicidal." Scorecard of Hatred Time |
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| Nathaniel Brazill Lake Worth, Florida "In his bedroom, police say they found a letter he had written saying, "I think I might committ suicide." --- Scorecard of Hatred Time |
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| Richard Lopez Oxnard, California "Family members said Lopez had been in and out of juvenile facilities and attempted suicide three times." Scorecard of Hatred Time |
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| Elizabeth Catherine Bush Williamsport, Pennsylvania "Bush walked into the cafeteria . . . and shot classmate Kimberley Marchese in the shoulder. Bush then placed the gun barrel against her own temple and announced that she wanted to kill herself." Girlhoods Interrupted Time |
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