• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Nashville's local news and NPR station

Search
Listen Listen
Give Now
  • Search
  • News
    • Arts, Culture & Music
    • Criminal Justice
    • Curious Nashville
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Housing
    • Metro Government
    • Race & Equity
    • State Politics
  • Schedule
    • WPLN-FM
    • WPLN International
  • Support
    • Give Now
    • Ways to Support
    • The Producers’ Circle
    • Donor Hub
    • Donate A Car
    • Give Stock
    • Business Support
    • Planned Giving
  • Shows + Podcasts
    • NashVillager
    • This Is Nashville
    • The Promise
    • Curious Nashville
    • See All
  • NashVillager
    • Podcast
    • Newsletter
  • Events
  • Giveaways
  • Donor Hub
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

school shooting

Fire or active shooter? Tennessee teachers could be tasked with determining the difference when the alarm goes off

Alexis Marshall

August 10, 2023

Listen

During the Covenant school shooting, 911 calls show at least one teacher stepped into the hallway after hearing alarms go off, thinking it could be a fire drill.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Special Session 2023, Special Session 2023 In Depth, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Fire, gun violence, school shooting, Tennessee General Assembly, William Lamberth

After spreading misinformation about the Covenant school shooting, a Franklin elected official won’t face ethics investigation

Marianna Bacallao

May 17, 2023

A Franklin alderman who’s drawn backlash for spreading misinformation about the Covenant School shooting will not be investigated by the city’s ethics committee.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Franklin, Politics, school shooting

Covenant School parents call on a Franklin alderman to resign for spreading misinformation about the school shooting

Marianna Bacallao

May 11, 2023

Covenant School parents are asking the Franklin Board of Aldermen to unseat one of their own, after she spread misinformation about the shooting at the school in March.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Franklin, Politics, school shooting

School safety, third grade literacy and continued culture wars: Here’s what education bills passed in TN’s legislative session

Alexis Marshall

April 26, 2023

Here are some of the biggest education developments from the 2023 legislative session.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Covenant School, culture wars, Education, gun control, gun reform, gun violence, Higher Education, K-12, school resource officers, school shooting, third grade retention, tnleg, tnpol

Nashville students prepare for a long fight to end gun violence, drawing inspiration from the Civil Rights Movement

Alexis Marshall

April 14, 2023

Listen

Students protesting gun violence after the Covenant School shooting are shifting gears. The demonstrations over the last couple of weeks have largely been in reaction to the attack. But some students are now preparing for the longterm fight for gun reform — and thinking bigger.

Filed Under: Education, Politics Tagged With: civil rights movement, Covenant School, gun violence, protest, school shooting, Social Justice

Students may be struggling with longterm mental health effects of the Covenant shooting. Here’s how parents can help.

Alexis Marshall

April 12, 2023

Two weeks have passed since the shooting at the Covenant School that killed three students and three adults. An adolescent mental health worker advises monitoring students over the next few weeks when more long-lasting effects of the shooting will become apparent.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, gun violence, K-12, school shooting, youth mental health

‘They’re letting us die’: Nashville high schoolers demand that lawmakers strengthen gun laws after the Covenant shooting

Alexis MarshallandMagnolia McKay

April 11, 2023

Listen

This Is Nashville made space for local high schoolers to share their reactions to the Covenant School shooting and what they want lawmakers to do about it.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Covenant School, Education, gun violence, K-12, school safety, school shooting

How Tennessee became one of the most gun-friendly states before the Covenant School shooting

Paige PflegerandTony Gonzalez

April 3, 2023

Listen

An intruder, armed with two automatic-style weapons and a handgun, entered a Nashville school and killed six people. The three guns — along with four others hidden at home — were obtained legally, despite concerns over the perpetrator’s mental health at the time.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, gun bills, mass shooting, school shooting, shooting

Tennessee’s Senate Speaker signals openness to red flag law

Blaise Gainey

April 2, 2023

Tennessee Senate Speaker Randy McNally says he’d support removing guns from people who may pose a threat to themselves or the public, commonly known as red flag laws.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, extreme risk protective order, gun control, guns, red flaw law, school safety, school shooting, Tennessee Legislature, tnpol

The families of Covenant shooting victims begin laying their loved ones to rest

Alexis Marshall

March 31, 2023

Families of the victims of the Covenant School shooting have begun laying their loved ones to rest. The first of six funerals was held Friday afternoon at Woodmont Christian Church. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: breaking news, Covenant School, gun violence, school shooting

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Become a sponsor?
Become a sponsor?
Become a sponsor?

Footer

About

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Staff
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Impact Report
  • Financial, FCC and CPB Reports
  • WPLN News Transparency Report
  • FCC Public File
  • Board of Directors
  • Privacy Policy

Listen

  • Ways To Listen
  • Shows & Podcasts
  • iPhone App
  • Android App
  • Alexa Smart Speakers

Sister Stations

  • WPLN International
  • 91.ONE, WNXP
  • Nashville Classical Radio

Stay Connected

  • Contact News Department
  • Receive Our Newsletters
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
WPLN News, Nashville Public Radio
630 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37228

Phone: (615) 760-2903
©2025 Nashville Public Radio

on-air light On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM

Pop-Up Player : All Channels
Launch Streaming Player