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Shooting of Virginia teacher by 6-year-old was an ‘avoidable event,’ special grand jury report says

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By Raja Razek and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 shooting at a Virginia elementary school in which a 6-year-old student shot his teacher was an “avoidable situation,” a special grand jury said in a newly released report, citing “poor decisions” in the lead-up to the shooting.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Assistant principal ignored warnings that 6-year-old boy had gun before he shot teacher, report says (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school showed a ''shocking'' lack of response to multiple warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun in the hours before he shot his teacher, according to a grand jury report released Wednesday.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Shooting of Virginia teacher by 6-year-old was an ‘avoidable event,’ special grand jury report says (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Raja Razek and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 shooting at a Virginia elementary school in which a 6-year-old student shot his teacher was an “avoidable situation,” a special grand jury said in a newly released report, citing “poor decisions” in the lead-up to the shooting.

  3. Bangor Daily News

    A criminal probe continues into staff at a Virginia school where a 6-year-old shot a teacher (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A criminal investigation into staff members at a Virginia school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher will continue, prosecutors

  4. NBC4 Washington

    ‘Shocking': Assistant principal ignored warnings that 6-year-old boy had gun before he shot teacher, report says (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school showed a “shocking” lack of response to multiple warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun in the...

  5. Fox News

    Virginia school ignored 'many behavioral problems,' violence of 6-year-old who shot teacher (opens Fox News)

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    A 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded a teacher at Virginia’s Richneck Elementary School last year should have been unenrolled after a history of violence, according to special grand jury report.

  6. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Report details ignored warnings before boy shot Virginia teacher (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school showed a “shocking” lack of response to multiple warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun in the...

  7. New York Times

    Before Teacher Was Shot, Assistant Principal Was Warned First Grader Had a Gun (opens New York Times)

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    A Virginia grand jury found that the administrator had not acted on reports from staff members that the 6-year-old had brought a firearm to Richneck Elementary.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Shooting of Virginia teacher by 6-year-old was an ‘avoidable event,’ special grand jury report says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — The 2023 shooting at a Virginia elementary school in which a 6-year-old student shot his teacher was an “avoidable situation,” a special grand jury said in

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