John Lane

Death by Force

On April 27, 1966, John S. Lane, a 48-year-old language teacher from Islip, NY, tragically lost his life in a school shooting incident at Bay Shore High School. The incident began when 16-year-old James Arthur Frampton, a student at the school, had a confrontation with two Black students during a social studies class. The altercation led to an arrangement for a fight after school. Frampton, who lived nearby, left school early to retrieve a Mossberg bolt-action 20 gauge shotgun from his home. He ...Read More

Suburban Tragedy – Santorelli Historical Media, Inc.

— John S. Lane