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The School
Officers turn back a school bus from entering the area around Red Lake High School, March 21, 2005.
(Photo:
AP Photo/The Bemidji Pioneer
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About 350 students are enrolled at Red Lake High School, according to the state Department of Education. Red Lake scored second-lowest out of all Minnesota schools in 2004 on tests for 11th-grade math and third-lowest for 10th-grade reading, according to the state. The school's report card also said it failed to meet federal standards for reading or math. Four in five students were poor enough to be eligible for free and reduced-price lunches and other benefits, it said.
The building has a metal detector that was being manned by two security guards when the gunman entered the school. He blasted past them, killing Derrick Brun, 28. Brun's cousin said he didn't carry a gun or wear a bulletproof vest.
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