It can't happen here. And then it does. Ky. And now Jefferson County. Kids killing kids. A place to learn becomes a place to die.
Experts say school violence is on the rise.
But when you ask why, the answers are almost as varied as the places. Suspects in Tuesday's slaughter apparently were members of a group of students who called themselves the Trench Coat Mafia. But the motive still isn't clear, and educators fear it won't be the last shooting of its kind. Police chiefs and sheriffs in four towns affected by school violence said they, too, had absolutely no preparation or warning of what exploded in their midst. Copycat incidents are a big fear for educators.