Virginia school warned before 6-year-old shot teacher, lawyer says

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Authorities at a Virginia school were warned three times that a first grader had a gun before he shot and wounded his teacher, her lawyer said on Wednesday, as the board prepared to vote on whether to oust the superintendent over the incident.

Abigail Zwerner, 25, was "shot purposely" in front of other students at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News earlier this month after administrators ignored warnings the six-year-old student posed a threat, lawyer Diane Toscano said at a press conference.

"This tragedy was entirely preventable if the school administrator responsible for school safety had done their part and taken action when they had knowledge of imminent danger," said Toscano.

In the afternoon, a second teacher who suspected the boy had a weapon did not find a gun when she searched his book bag. She then told the same administrator that she believed the boy had put the gun in his pocket before going to recess, the lawyer said. A fourth employee who learned of the threat asked for permission to search the boy, but was denied by the same school safety administrator, the lawyer said.

 

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Murica 😳

How the Hell did school administrators miss this warning? Outsmarted by a 6-year-old. Might be time for these 'brilliant' administrators to find other jobs.

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Three teachers and one student warned. On the day of the shooting. And the adults in charge didn’t do enough. Sound like Parkland and Uvalde? We must do better.

Les Etats-Unis le pays ou un enfant de 6 ans tire sur son professeur.

Hier gaat een miljoenenclaim aankomen. Zesjarige met een geweer die leraar neerschiet, nadat school is gewaarschuwd. In wat voor bizarre subwereld kun je leven...

How big is this six year old? Neither of my kids would have been able to conceal anything bigger than a small caliber derringer at that age.

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