March 1, 2000, Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) History of Horrors - America's Catalogue of Gun Slaughter at School, by Shaun Milne,

March 1, 2000, Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) History of Horrors - America's Catalogue of Gun Slaughter at School, by Shaun Milne, 502 words

IN 1979, Brenda Spencer, 16, became infamous when she gunned down 11 people, killing two. She told police, "I don't like Mondays" - inspiring the Boomtown Rats song.

Since then, there have been countless shootings, including:

DECEMBER 6, 1999 - A 13-year-old fired at least 15 rounds at Fort Gibson Middle School in Oklahoma, wounding four classmates. Asked why he did it, he said "I don't know."

NOVEMBER 19, 1999 - A 13-year-old girl was shot in the head in a school at Deming, New Mexico. A 12-year-old boy is set for trial in May.

MAY 20, 1999 - A 15-year-old boy opened fire at Heritage High School in Conyers, Georgia, with a .357-caliber handgun and a rifle, wounding six. He was charged with aggravated assault and other felonies.

APRIL 20, 1999 - Two students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves.

MAY 21, 1998 -Two teenagers were killed and more than 20 people hurt when a boy opened fire at a high school in Springfield, Oregon, after killing his parents. Kip Kinkel, 17, was sentenced to nearly 112 years.

MAY 19, 1998 - Three days before his graduation, an 18-year-old student opened fire at a school in Fayetteville, Tennessee, killing a classmate who was dating his ex-girlfriend. Jacob Davis was sentenced to life in prison.

MARCH 24, 1998 - Four girls and a teacher were killed and 10 people wounded at a middle school in Jonesboro, Arkansas, when two boys, 11 and 13, fired from nearby woods. Both were convicted of murder.

DECEMBER 1, 1997 - Three students were killed at Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky. A 14-year-old student pleaded guilty to murder and is serving life in prison.

OCTOBER 1, 1997 - A 16-year-old boy in Pearl, Mississippi, was given life for killing his mother and shooting nine students, two fatally.

FEBRUARY 19, 1997 - A 16-year-old boy took a shotgun and a bag of shells to school in Bethel, Alaska, and killed the principal and a student. Evan Ramsey is serving 210 years.