school threats

The drive-by shooting suspect was chased by Maple Heights police from Cleveland's Woodland Hills neighborhood early Monday morning; Two Lorain County students are under investigation for threatening their schools; Republican legislators are debating how to finance an estimated $20 million Aug. 2 primary; and more stories.

The number of school shooting threats has risen dramatically this year, according to a database complied by the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. It’s a trend that seems to be playing out in school districts across Northeast Ohio, especially in the wake of the Oxford, Michigan, shooting late last month.

The students in one Northeast Ohio school district went their own way during the National School Walkout. In Lordstown they had “A Day of Advocacy.”When a…