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36-847: On April 9, 2014, a mass stabbing incident occurred at the Franklin Regional High School in which 24 people (students, teachers, and police officers) were injured, some of them seriously. The school district consists of four buildings: Franklin Regional High School (grades 9–12), Franklin Regional Middle School (grades 6–8), Franklin Regional Intermediate School (grades 3–5), and Franklin Regional Primary School (grades K–2). All buildings except for

72-403: A boy and two girls were in fair condition. One victim was placed on a ventilator after a knife pierced his liver, while another suffered an open wound to the face that required 11 sutures. The teenage victims ranged in age from 14 to 17. Eight other patients were taken to Forbes Regional Hospital in nearby Monroeville . Several of those victims suffered serious injuries, including "deep wounds to

108-464: A bracketed sic after the word analyse in a book review led Bryan A. Garner to comment, "all the quoter (or overzealous editor) [sic] demonstrated was ignorance of British usage". Occasionally a writer places [ sic ] after their own words, to indicate that the language has been chosen deliberately for special effect, especially where the writer's ironic meaning may otherwise be unclear. Bryan A. Garner dubbed this use of sic "ironic", providing

144-438: A form of ridicule has been cited as a major factor in this increase. The immoderate use of sic has created some controversy, leading some editors, including bibliographical scholar Simon Nowell-Smith and literary critic Leon Edel , to speak out against it. The bracketed form [ sic ] is most often inserted into quoted or reprinted material to indicate meticulous accuracy in reproducing the preceding text, despite appearances to

180-414: A note written by him that declared his intention to take lives during the attack. In June 2014, Hribal pleaded not guilty to all charges. He waived a formal arraignment. The Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Richard E. McCormick, Jr. ordered a mental health assessment for Hribal. In September 2014, while leaving a mental health hearing, Hribal told a news reporter that he was sorry for committing

216-441: A parenthetical sentence only when used after a complete sentence, like so: ( Sic. ) Some guides, including The Chicago Manual of Style , recommend "quiet copy-editing " (unless where inappropriate or uncertain) instead of inserting a bracketed sic , such as by substituting in brackets the correct word in place of the incorrect word or by simply replacing an incorrect spelling with the correct one. Alternatively, to show both

252-616: A project was passed by the Murrysville Council to renovate Sloan into a school for grades K-2 (FR Primary School) and to create a nearby new school for grades 3-5 (FR Intermediate School). Construction began in July 2019, and students began attending at the start of the 2021-22 school year. There are plans to raze Heritage Elementary School, which contains the Administration Offices, and maybe turn Newlonsburg into

288-773: A verb. The adverb sic , meaning 'intentionally so written', first appeared in English c.  1856 . It is derived from the Latin adverb sīc , which means 'so', 'thus', 'in this manner'. According to the Oxford English Dictionary , the verbal form of sic , meaning 'to mark with a sic' , emerged in 1889, E. Belfort Bax 's work in The Ethics of Socialism being an early example. On occasion, sic has been misidentified as an acronym (and therefore sometimes misspelled with periods): s.i.c.

324-587: Is said to stand for "spelled/said in copy/context", "spelling is correct", "spelled incorrectly", and other such folk etymology phrases. These are all incorrect and are simply backronyms from sic . Use of sic greatly increased in the mid-20th century. For example, in United States state-court opinions before 1944, sic appeared 1,239 times in the Westlaw database; in those from 1945 to 1990, it appeared 69,168 times, over 55 times as many. Its use as

360-564: The FBI would continue to assist in the investigation of the attack. Sic We are prepared, under appropriate circumstances, to provide information bearing on the credibly [ sic ] and veracity of any such source. Irin Carmon quoting a law firm The Latin adverb sic ( / s ɪ k / ; thus , so , and in this manner ) inserted after a quotation indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated as found in

396-527: The 'best schools in Pennsylvania' realize their precious lives are going to be taken by the only one among them that isn't a plebian [ sic ]." On June 10, 2014, a warrant was unsealed which stated that Hribal had written a document about the Norse legend Ragnarök , as well as his dissatisfaction with society. The warrant also stated that two students had received threatening phone calls on

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432-565: The Hribal family wished to spare victims from having to testify and relive the attack at trial. The plea came after Judge Feliciani denied the defense's requests to allow Hribal to plead guilty but mentally ill . District Attorney John Peck stated that he planned to push for a prison sentence of 30 to 60 years, while Thomassey said he will argue for "as light a sentence as I can." On January 22, 2018, Judge Christopher Feliciani sentenced Alex Hribal to serve 23 1⁄2 to 60 years in prison. The school

468-514: The Primary and Intermediate schools are situated on the school's main campus at the intersection of School Road and Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville. Prior to the 2021-22 school year, students in grades K-5 attended one of three schools, Newlonsburg Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School, or Sloan Elementary School, of which all but Sloan were on the main campus. In October 2018,

504-457: The abdomen," according to hospital officials. In addition to the stabbing victims, two other students suffered unrelated injuries while fleeing the school. Hribal was treated for injuries to his hand. On May 18, 2014, Greg Keener, the last of the victims, was discharged from Forbes Regional Hospital. Franklin Regional High School was closed for several days while workers from a restoration company cleaned up. On April 14, classes resumed at

540-404: The attack on September 22, 2013. Several items belonging to Hribal were seized from his home, including a notebook with writing in it and a knife holder assumed to have held the two knives used in the attack. A cellphone was also seized from Hribal's school locker, as was a note dated April 6, which read, "I can't wait to see the priceless and helpless looks on the faces of the students of one of

576-471: The attack. He was expected to be transferred to Southwood Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , after passing a medical examination and psychiatric evaluation, but the hospital refused to admit him, reportedly due to safety concerns. Three psychiatrists testified for the defense, saying that Hribal had major depressive disorder and schizotypal personality disorder . They all agreed that he

612-423: The date to April 9, the birthday of Eric Harris , because April 20 fell on a Sunday that year. Hribal was initially charged as an adult with four counts of attempted homicide, 21 counts of aggravated assault, and one count of carrying a weapon on school property. On April 25, 2014, Hribal's charges were upgraded to 21 counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of aggravated assault, after investigators discovered

648-408: The day before the stabbing, which were suspected to have been from Hribal. On September 26, 2014, psychologist Bruce Chambers testified that Hribal was inspired by the 1999 Columbine High School massacre , that he identified with the perpetrators Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold , and that he had originally planned to carry out the stabbing on April 20, the fifteenth anniversary of Columbine, but changed

684-499: The following example from Fred Rodell 's 1955 book Nine Men : [I]n 1951, it was the blessing bestowed on Judge Harold Medina 's prosecution [ sic ] of the eleven so-called 'top native Communists,' which blessing meant giving the Smith Act the judicial nod of constitutionality. Where sic follows the quotation, it takes brackets : [ sic ]. The word sic is often treated as a loanword that does not require italics, and

720-519: The help of student Ian Griffith. While he was being restrained by King, Hribal reportedly refused to drop the knives, saying, "My work is not done. I have more people to kill." A total of 22 people, including Hribal, were injured during the rampage. Officials said Hribal did not appear to have targeted any specific person. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) treated twelve patients. UPMC officials stated that two boys were in critical condition, two boys were in serious condition, and

756-597: The measure was intended to "bring an added sense of safety and security during the school day as the school community continues to heal". Following the incident, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett visited Murrysville and held a press conference, during which he gave a speech praising the heroes of the rampage. He also called April 9 another "sad day" in the country and asked if schools should have metal detectors . On April 10, U.S. President Barack Obama called Franklin Principal Ron Suvak to tell him that

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792-742: The new Administration Offices. These plans have been delayed due to a finding of asbestos in Heritage's ceilings. The school's campus at one time also extended to additional schools: Sardis Elementary School in Sardis, Delmont Elementary School in Delmont, White Valley Elementary School in White Valley, and Duff Elementary in Export. The Delmont and Duff school buildings are still standing and have been repurposed for other uses (the Delmont building houses

828-552: The original and the suggested correction (as they often are in palaeography ), one may give the actual form, followed by recte , then the correct form, in brackets. The Latin adverb recte means rightly . An Iraqi battalion has consumed [ recte assumed] control of the former American military base, and our forces are now about 40 minutes outside the city. According to the Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music Style Sheet , there should be no punctuation, for example no colon, before

864-653: The reader of an incorrect or unusual orthography ( spelling , punctuation , grammar, syntax, fact, logic, etc.). Several usage guides recommend that a bracketed sic be used primarily as an aid to the reader, not as an indicator of disagreement with the source. Sic may show that an uncommon or archaic expression is reported faithfully, such as when quoting the U.S. Constitution : "The House of Representatives shall chuse [ sic ] their Speaker ..." However, several writing guidebooks discourage its use with regard to dialect, such as in cases of American and British English spelling differences . The appearance of

900-399: The school's first-floor science hallway. After stabbing several people, Hribal pulled a fire alarm, attempting to bring more students out into the hallway, according to witness testimony and surveillance footage. Hribal, who witnesses said looked "emotionless" during the attack, wounded 20 students and a security guard before he was subdued by Sam King, the school's assistant principal, with

936-402: The school. On April 9, 2015, Murrysville marked the one-year anniversary of the stabbing rampage. Several local churches held worship services that night. Alexander B. Hribal (born October 1, 1997) was taken into custody after the stabbing as the suspected perpetrator. He alleged that he was depressed, had suicidal thoughts during the fifth grade, and that those emotions returned while he

972-458: The source text being quoted; thus, sic is placed inside brackets to indicate it is not part of the quotation. Sic can also be used derisively to direct the reader's attention to the writer's spelling mistakes and erroneous logic, or to show disapproval of the content or form of the material. In the English language, the Latin adverb sic is used as an adverb, and derivatively as a noun and as

1008-440: The source text, including erroneous, archaic, or unusual spelling, punctuation , and grammar . Sic also applies to any surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might be interpreted as an error of transcription . The typical editorial usage of Sic is to inform the reader that any errors in a quotation did not arise from editorial errors in the transcription, but are intentionally reproduced as they appear in

1044-550: The style manuals of New Zealand, Australian and British media outlets generally do not require italicisation. However, italicization is common in the United States, where authorities including APA Style insist upon it. Because sic is not an abbreviation, placing a full stop /period inside the brackets after the word sic is erroneous, although the California Style Manual suggests styling it as

1080-650: The town library). White Valley Elementary was torn down in the late 1980s and the site is now a playground. Franklin Regional School District offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities, clubs, and athletic programs that are available to all students in Grades K through 12. Brooke Hyland , dancer featured on Dance Moms ; Was once on the cheerleading Squad Paige Hyland , dancer featured on Dance Moms ; Franklin Regional High School stabbing The Franklin Regional High School stabbing

1116-533: Was a mass stabbing that took place on April 9, 2014, at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania . Alexander Hribal, a 16-year-old sophomore at the school, used a pair of eight-inch kitchen knives to stab and slash 20 students and a security guard. Four students sustained life-threatening injuries, but all survived. At around 7:13 a.m., minutes before classes began, Hribal, wearing black clothing, began stabbing and slashing students in

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1152-464: Was attending Franklin Regional High School. He was believed by police to have threatened at least two students by phone prior to the rampage, but neither student was one of the victims. Officials have declared that Hribal was responsible for the stabbing, that he stabbed people in multiple classrooms, and that he used two "straight knives", measuring 8 to 10 inches (20.32 to 25.4 cm), to carry it out. According to testimony, Hribal had begun planning

1188-424: Was carried out, and the judge refused to set bail for Hribal, citing public safety concerns. In June and November 2015, testimony statements were given by victims and defense experts in regards to the decision whether Hribal's case should be moved to juvenile court. The prosecution argued that Hribal planned the attack in advance and traumatized his victims and the community, while Hribal's lawyer argued that no one

1224-521: Was killed during the stabbings despite the serious injuries inflicted, and that the victims' testimonies indicated they appeared to have moved on. In May 2016, Judge Christopher Feliciani ruled that Hribal would be tried as an adult. On October 24, 2017, Hribal, then 20, pleaded guilty in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas to 21 counts each of attempted homicide and aggravated assault. Defense attorney Thomassey said that

1260-411: Was not equipped with metal detectors . Since February 2013, the school district had 130 video cameras from various schools live streamed to police, explained as a precaution against violent incidents. On May 5, 2014, the school distributed clear backpacks to all of its students, courtesy of Monroeville car dealership, #1 Cochran. School district spokeswoman Mary Catherine Reljac said in a statement that

1296-465: Was responding to treatment. A trial date was postponed several times. A hearing was held to determine whether the case would be transferred to juvenile court; victims of the rampage testified about their injuries and urged the judge to try Hribal as an adult. In September 2015, a judge ruled that Hribal must be transferred from a juvenile detention center to Westmoreland County Prison when he turns eighteen years old. In October 2015, this transfer

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