Teacher shot at Newport News elementary school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was young, we had lots of guns around. Even brought them to school with us, for the daily Varsity rifle team.

Difference is: we did not use them on each other.

The so called “availability of guns”is NOT the problem.

The problem is the rage and mental illness of kids today (like the teen girls who planned to stab a homeless man to death in Totronto. Then they met, and killed him).

The availability of guns is absolutely the problem if the owners are dumb, negligent, and not trained how to use and store firearms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The kids are full of rage - younger and younger.

- rage fueled by social media and violent “first person shooter” video games.

Kids all over the world play these games. This is the only country where they bring them to life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The kids are full of rage - younger and younger.

- rage fueled by social media and violent “first person shooter” video games.

Kids all over the world play these games. This is the only country where they bring them to life.

Except Canada.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The kids are full of rage - younger and younger.

- rage fueled by social media and violent “first person shooter” video games.

Kids all over the world play these games. This is the only country where they bring them to life.

Except Canada.

Canada’s rate of violent deaths by firearms is an eighth of that in the U.S.

[Anonymous]

I want to know what happened in the months before the kid shot his teacher. I'm guessing we'll never know because the school will claim "privacy issues". Too bad that his right to privacy is super important but her right to safety is....non existent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to know what happened in the months before the kid shot his teacher. I'm guessing we'll never know because the school will claim "privacy issues". Too bad that his right to privacy is super important but her right to safety is....non existent.

I read the student smashed the teachers phone before the Christmas break. It was reported to admins who did nothing. Of course.

My sister left teaching after being assaulted by a student. The admins told her that going forward with charges would reflect negatively on her in her file.

She went forward and put in her notice. She’s never been happier since switching careers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to know what happened in the months before the kid shot his teacher. I'm guessing we'll never know because the school will claim "privacy issues". Too bad that his right to privacy is super important but her right to safety is....non existent.

Trust me, there were reports and reports and reports and nothing was done. This doesn’t come out of nowhere but when we as teachers report nothing happens because almost nothing can supersede a child’s right to public education until they are catastrophically violent and for smaller concerns in a lead up, admin won’t do anything but say “call home” and “document.” When she recovers she will have a massive civil suit against the district, and win, and never have to teach again.

[Anonymous]

His backpack was searched before the shooting but the weapon was not found: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/12/richneck-elementary-shooting-school-board/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know what happened in the months before the kid shot his teacher. I'm guessing we'll never know because the school will claim "privacy issues". Too bad that his right to privacy is super important but her right to safety is....non existent.

Trust me, there were reports and reports and reports and nothing was done. This doesn’t come out of nowhere but when we as teachers report nothing happens because almost nothing can supersede a child’s right to public education until they are catastrophically violent and for smaller concerns in a lead up, admin won’t do anything but say “call home” and “document.” When she recovers she will have a massive civil suit against the district, and win, and never have to teach again.

Why people think she will be able to sue and that she can get massive amounts of money baffles me. This is workers’ comp and even if it wasn’t, there are damage caps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:His backpack was searched before the shooting but the weapon was not found: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/12/richneck-elementary-shooting-school-board/

I don’t have access to the article, but how is it possible that a backpack was searched, unless it was only quickly peeked into.

Did he have the gun somehow on his body?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to know what happened in the months before the kid shot his teacher. I'm guessing we'll never know because the school will claim "privacy issues". Too bad that his right to privacy is super important but her right to safety is....non existent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know what happened in the months before the kid shot his teacher. I'm guessing we'll never know because the school will claim "privacy issues". Too bad that his right to privacy is super important but her right to safety is....non existent.

Trust me, there were reports and reports and reports and nothing was done. This doesn’t come out of nowhere but when we as teachers report nothing happens because almost nothing can supersede a child’s right to public education until they are catastrophically violent and for smaller concerns in a lead up, admin won’t do anything but say “call home” and “document.” When she recovers she will have a massive civil suit against the district, and win, and never have to teach again.

Why people think she will be able to sue and that she can get massive amounts of money baffles me. This is workers’ comp and even if it wasn’t, there are damage caps.

Oh, yeah, no. A teacher being shot on school grounds is not merely a workman's comp issue. She'll get money there, as well probably her pay and insurance covered for the rest of the school year along with her medical bills. She'll sue the administrators and the district itself for not protecting her when they were well aware of the problem. There isn't a jury out there that wouldn't be sympathetic to her. But, I hope she goes FAR beyond suing on her own behalf. I hope she can help teachers everywhere change the IDEA laws around protecting students at all cost, including at the expense of true safety of others.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has there been any mention of punishment for the parents beyond the anemic statement I read about how they're looking into it?

I realize a 6 y.o. can't be tried but something really needs to be done with the kid. He is dangerous. I do not care what anyone says.

Is it true that the teacher was threatened by the student & the school looked the other way? Time to sue the school system.

Kids say things, even 6 year olds. Treating a threat from a 6 year old the same as a threat from a high school or middle school student is not the solution.

Do you have kids?

My kids never threatened to kill anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:His backpack was searched before the shooting but the weapon was not found: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/12/richneck-elementary-shooting-school-board/

I don’t have access to the article, but how is it possible that a backpack was searched, unless it was only quickly peeked into.

Did he have the gun somehow on his body?

Perhaps it wasn’t really searched.
Administration who did NOTHING about this boy is ABSOLUTELY responsible. And everytime they talk to the press they sound stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know what happened in the months before the kid shot his teacher. I'm guessing we'll never know because the school will claim "privacy issues". Too bad that his right to privacy is super important but her right to safety is....non existent.

Trust me, there were reports and reports and reports and nothing was done. This doesn’t come out of nowhere but when we as teachers report nothing happens because almost nothing can supersede a child’s right to public education until they are catastrophically violent and for smaller concerns in a lead up, admin won’t do anything but say “call home” and “document.” When she recovers she will have a massive civil suit against the district, and win, and never have to teach again.

Why people think she will be able to sue and that she can get massive amounts of money baffles me. This is workers’ comp and even if it wasn’t, there are damage caps.

Oh, yeah, no. A teacher being shot on school grounds is not merely a workman's comp issue. She'll get money there, as well probably her pay and insurance covered for the rest of the school year along with her medical bills. She'll sue the administrators and the district itself for not protecting her when they were well aware of the problem. There isn't a jury out there that wouldn't be sympathetic to her. But, I hope she goes FAR beyond suing on her own behalf. I hope she can help teachers everywhere change the IDEA laws around protecting students at all cost, including at the expense of true safety of others.

Regarding IDEA, please don’t bucket overtly violent kids with kids with disabilities. My child has a physical disability and benefits from IDEA. He has never hurt another child.