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.
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