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November 2, 1853 – Louisville, Kentucky
Shooter: Matthew Ward (student)
Fatalities: 1 (Schoolmaster William H.G. Butler)
Details: Ward shot Butler in retaliation for punishing his brother. He was acquitted, sparking public outrage.
August 16, 1856 – Florence, Alabama
Shooter: Father of a student
Fatalities: 1 (Schoolmaster)
Details: After the schoolmaster strangled a student for killing his pet sparrow, the boy's father shot the teacher dead.
July 6, 1858 – Baltimore, Maryland
Shooter: Unknown
Fatalities: 1 (15-year-old son of Col. John T. Farlow)
Details: The boy was shot during a Sabbath School gathering; the perpetrator escaped.
1860s
January 21, 1860 – Todd County, Kentucky
Shooter: Fellow student
Fatalities: 1 (Son of Giuseppe Elia)
Details: The shooter believed the victim intended to kill him.
April 2, 1867 – Madison, Florida
Shooter: Frank Pope (student)
Fatalities: 1 (Teacher Mr. Bristow)
Details: After being slapped by the teacher, Pope returned with a pistol and shot him.
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June 8, 1867 – New York City, New York
Shooter: Arthur Day (13-year-old student)
Injuries: 1 (Classmate Robert Morton)
Details: Day brought a loaded pistol to school and accidentally shot a classmate.
1870s
February 1, 1872 – Washington, Pennsylvania
Shooter: Thomas McGiffin (17-year-old student)
Injuries: 1 (Principal Prof. Wilson)
Details: McGiffin shot the principal for refusing to deliver a note to a female student.
February 20, 1874 – Agency, Montana
Shooter: Thomas Squires (20-year-old student)
Fatalities: 1 (Prof. Hayes)
Details: After being ejected from school, Squires returned and fatally shot the professor.
May 24, 1879 – Lancaster, New York
Shooter: Frank Shugart (telegraph operator)
Injuries: 1 (Mr. Carr, superintendent)
Details: Shugart shot and severely injured Carr at a girls' school.
1880s
January 21, 1882 – Red Bud, Illinois
Shooter: James E. McBride (17-year-old student)
Fatalities: 1 (Teacher Robert Bailey)
Details: After being struck by the teacher, McBride fatally stabbed him.
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April 13, 1882 – Huntsville, Texas
Shooter: G.W. Gray (student)
Injuries: 1 (Student M.J. Jordan)
Details: Gray shot Jordan during an argument over a comic valentine.
August 27, 1886 – Charleston, West Virginia
Shooter: John Griffith (15-year-old student)
Injuries: 1 (Teacher James Kiser)
Details: After being reprimanded, Griffith stabbed the teacher multiple times.
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1890s
March 26, 1893 – Plain Dealing, Louisiana
Shooter: Unknown
Fatalities: 4
Injuries: 1 (Professor Johnson)
Details: During a school dance, a fight escalated into a shooting, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
January 26, 1899 – Albany, Missouri
Shooter: Charles Ayres (13-year-old student)
Fatalities: 1 (Teacher T.B. Hunter)
Details: After being whipped by the teacher, Ayres fatally slashed his throat with a jackknife.
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