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Virginia elementary school's principal wasn’t told of reports 6-year-old had gun, attorney says

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The lawyer for the former principal of Richneck Elementary School said Thursday that her client was never told the 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher may have had a gun at school that day.

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Lawyer: Principal unaware boy had gun before teacher shot

The former principal of the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher was not aware of reports that the student had a gun before the shooting occurred

The Independent UK

US school where six-year-old shot his teacher set to reopen

First-grade teacher Abby Zwerner was hospitalised for nearly two weeks but is now recovering at home

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School where 6-year-old shot his teacher set to reopen

Students and teachers returning to the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher will see visible signs of stepped-up security

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Showa-era schoolhouses to be exhibited at 2025 Osaka Expo

Two schoolhouses built in the Showa era (1926-89) in Kyoto and Nara prefectures will be exhibited at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, according to the Japan Association for the International Exposition, which manages the Expo.

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Warnings boy had gun were ignored before he shot teacher at Virginia elementary school

Teacher Abigail Zwerner, 25, was left with serious injuries after she was shot at Richneck Elementary School on January 6

Irish Mirror

Teacher who was shot by boy, 6, sent chilling warning text an hour before attack

Abigail Zwerner, 25, text a loved one complaining administrator's at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News weren't helping after she was concerned with a 6-year-old boy's behaviour

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School shooting chief booted out of office after authorities ‘ignored gun warnings’

Abigail Zwerner was “shot purposely” in front of other students at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News

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Mom sues Florida school district over ban on volunteering linked to her OnlyFans pages

ORLANDO, Fla. — Lawyers for the mother who was banned from volunteering at Sand Lake Elementary School after an anonymous email pointed officials to her OnlyFans page filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Orange County Public Schools.

Orlando Sentinel

Leadership at Virginia school ‘failed to act’ after 3 warnings boy had gun on day of shooting, attorney says

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Richneck Elementary School teacher Abigail Zwerner intends to file a lawsuit against the Newport News school division after school administrators “failed to act” before she was shot by her 6-year-old student, according to Zwerner’s attorney.

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Leadership at Virginia school ‘failed to act’ multiple times on day student shot teacher, attorney says

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Uvalde families press urgency after California shootings

Families of the 21 victims killed in a Texas elementary school shooting last May gathered Tuesday at the state capitol in Austin to renew their calls for tighter assault weapon restrictions, just days after three separate shootings in California left 24 people dead

The Independent UK

Boy, 6, who shot teacher 'said he wanted to set her on fire and watch her die'

Teachers voiced their concerns over the six-year-old boy's behaviour but were ignored after he shot Abby Zwerner, 25, at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia

Daily Mirror

Handgun used by 6-year-old who shot teacher was secured with trigger lock and ‘out of reach’ on closet shelf, attorney says

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The 9 mm handgun a 6-year-old student used to shoot a teacher at Richneck Elementary School was secured with a trigger lock and kept out of the boy’s reach at the family’s Newport News home, according to an attorney representing the child’s mother.

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Family of 6-year-old who shot teacher releases statement, says gun was secure

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The family of the 6-year-old student who police say shot a teacher at Richneck Elementary School issued its first public statement about the shooting, saying the boy “suffers from an acute disability and was under a care plan” in which his parents attended school with him.

Los Angeles Times

LA Catholic schools are growing after years of decline. But is it enough?

LOS ANGELES -- When the time came to select her daughter's elementary school, Inglewood, California, resident Nichole Celistan searched for a campus that fostered community, a school where her child would thrive.

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Stephen L. Carter: The legal system has never had an answer for violent kids

According to news reports, the 6-year-old accused of shooting a teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, elementary school is unlikely to be charged with a crime. That decision highlights something that’s long been true: We just don’t know what to do about violence by small children.

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6-year-old’s backpack was searched before shooting at Va. elementary school

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — School division leaders said Thursday evening that “at least one administrator was notified of a possible weapon” on campus before a 6-year-old student shot his teacher Jan. 6 at Richneck Elementary.

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Daily Mirror

Staff at school knew pupil, 6, had gun before he shot his teacher in classroom

A six-year-old boy at Richneck Elementary School in Virgina, US, shot his teacher Abby Zwerner, 25, on January 6 with a 9mm handgun legally purchased by his mum

Chicago Sun-Times

Woodlawn residents share deep frustrations as city outlines plans to open temporary shelter for asylum seekers in shuttered school

Plans to repurpose the former James Wadsworth Elementary School in Woodlawn into a temporary shelter for asylum seekers has been met with controversy. City officials delayed opening the site to allow for more community feedback.

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Gene Collier: The red flag America never sees

At the right time of day, you can hear an elementary school before you can see it, and if the air is still and the natural acoustics favorable, the discordant symphony of America’s youngest students at recess is an auditory blessing.

The Independent UK

Shooting fallout: Metal detectors in elementary schools?

The shooting of a first-grade teacher in Virginia by a 6-year-old boy has plunged the nation into uncharted waters of school violence

Los Angeles Times

California parents describe horror of losing 5-year-old son swept away by floodwaters

LOS ANGELES — Just like any other Monday, Lindsy Doan was driving her 5-year-old son Kyle to Lillian Larsen Elementary School in San Miguel, where she works as a special education teacher and her son is a kindergartner.

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Mother of 6-year-old accused of shooting Virginia teacher could face charges, police say

The mother of the 6-year-old boy accused of shooting a teacher at a Virginia elementary school last week could possibly face charges, authorities said.

Daily Mirror

Pupil, 6, stashed his mum's gun in backpack before shooting teacher in classroom

Teacher Abby Zwerner, 25, was shot by a 6-year-old boy at Richneck Elementary School in Virgina on Friday afternoon with a gun legally purchased by his mum

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