![An armed Westport police officer walks towards Staples to evaluate the swatting threat.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-23-at-4.21.11-PM-672x900.png)
Staples High School receives fake shooter threat causing lockdown
Maya Hruskar ’23, Creative Director
• October 23, 2022
![The above infographic is representing the total number of school shootings, deaths, and injuries that have taken place since 2017. Statistics have been provided by NBC News’s school shooting tracker.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-15-at-4.07.56-PM.png)
Uncertain and underprepared, students need more school safety procedures practice
Chris Tatusko ’22, Staff Writer
• January 15, 2022
Students should know life beyond school shootings
Tori Wilson ’22 Sports Editor and Maria Krug ’22 Arts Editor
• December 23, 2021
![Although increasingly more students have converted to full remote learning and classrooms feel relatively empty, schools have not proven to be super-spreaders and the necessitation of a statewide lockdown from a school point of view is unnecessary.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-08-at-8.13.37-AM.png)
Statewide lockdown proves detrimental to learning, economy
Karina Murray '22, Paper Features Editor
• December 8, 2020
![As the US reaches its third month of quarantine and as unemployment continues to rise, we need to start thinking about getting our economy running again.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/n7qtXiLSvEmm0ZlqTXEBKfzOf2ULfOUB3Rz-1FLeb_fVodoDdaVcupatOFwAr07LsoG-TbXZ7KElCG8am9sB2ftxx86zEDer5nzs5LnFvlPoTBBMtztQWZkCurodIKlV4fvOibM6-900x506.jpg)
Reopening economy will save more lives than national lockdown
Graham Wood '20, Staff Writer
• June 3, 2020
![Westport Public Schools were closed for the rest of the academic school year on March 11th.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_1906-900x675.jpeg)
Exploring pandemic responses, which one is best?
Graham Wood '20 & Prasaus Yeager '22, Staff Writer & Opinion Editor
• May 22, 2020
![As America reaches its third month of quarantine and as 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment, when will it be appropriate to open up? Should we develop herd immunity or maintain our lockdown?](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lockdown-5023903_960_720-900x506.jpg)
Exploring pandemic responses, which one is best?
Graham Wood '20 and Prasaus Yeager '22, Staff Writer and Paper Opinions Editor
• May 21, 2020
![Despite strong urges by government officials, some Staples students have left the state during the coronavirus pandemic.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1007-1-900x623.jpg)
Westport residents leave amidst pandemic
Marina Engler '21, Staff writer
• April 6, 2020
![At Town Hall, timely and quick decision making to help “flatten the curve” of coronavirus may prevent the rampant spread of disease in Westport.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-23-at-2.13.26-PM-900x685.png)
Westport’s recent aggressiveness is necessary in stopping coronavirus
Alex Massoud '20, Web Sports Editor
• March 23, 2020
![Threats of a shooting force Darien High School into lockdown](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/darien-ct-downtown.jpg)
Threats of a shooting force Darien High School into lockdown
Kit Epstein '17, Staff Writer
• March 27, 2017
![Students participate in lockdown drill during period four on Thursday, March 24.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2016-03-31-at-10.06.07-PM-2.png)
No worries after Staples lockdown drill
Brett Franklin, Assistant Business Manager
• March 31, 2016
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