Lawyer: Virginia School Admins Warned 3 Times the Day Boy Shot Teacher

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Lawyer: Virginia School Admins Warned 3 Times the Day Boy Shot Teacher
The shooting raised questions over security at the school and stunned Newport News, Virginia
By Denise Lavoie • Published January 25, 2023 • Updated on January 25, 2023 at 4:25 pm
 

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Concerned teachers and employees at Richneck Elementary School warned administrators three times about a boy’s troubling behavior before he shot a teacher, a lawyer for the teacher says.

Concerned teachers and employees warned administrators at a Virginia elementary school three times that a 6-year-old boy had a gun and was threatening other students in the hours before he shot and wounded a teacher, “but the administration could not be bothered,” a lawyer for the teacher said Wednesday.

Diane Toscano, an attorney for Abigail Zwerner, said during a news conference that she has notified the Newport News School Board that the 25-year-old teacher at Richneck Elementary School plans to sue the school district over the Jan. 6 shooting, which left Zwerner with serious injuries.

“On that day, over the course of a few hours, three different times — three times — school administration was warned by concerned teachers and employees that the boy had a gun on him at the school and was threatening people. But the administration could not be bothered,” Toscano said.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/lawyer-school-admins-warned-3-times-the-day-boy-shot-teacher-in-virginia/3263184/

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I'm sorry, but the fact that they never acted on this blows my mind. 15 years ago my school had a threat of a student bringing a gun to school. The administrators waited for him to get of the bus, but he slipped by them.
They began a "quiet search" (No announcement to prevent panic). When the bell rang they realized he was in my rom. The School Resource officer and one of the Admin team came down to my room and removed the student with no fuss or muss. His backpack was searched. They realized it was an empty threat, but the student was not allowed in the building again.