a city near me, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, just averted a potentially similar crisis... two students, aged around 15-17, were arrested for planning a takeover of the local high school. They had full plans to assault the school, kill the principal and a couple of teachers, as well as other students who had teased and bullied them. Luckily, a couple other students who overheard them talking about it brought it to the attention of the school, who contacted the police.

They were found with a quantity of gunpowder, plans from the Internet to make homemade bombs, and detailed thoughts/plans for their takeover. It's a huge relief that their peers were not afraid to speak up, but it is still so sad (and terrifying) to know that today's youth -- make that people in general -- can see these things as any sort of solution to whatever is happening in their lives...

Brian