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The teacher who was shot said others in the public school industry must also be held accountable for their gross negligence.

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She is correct. The parent is the first person but the administrators who literally ignored multiple warnings THAT DAY that he had a gun also need to be indicted.

-teacher [/quote]

+1000

Criminal and civil. Absolutely nuts that they let a 6 year old with known behavioral problems walk around school with a gun. Both the parents and the school administrators need to go to prison for a long time.[/quote]

DP.  It's not nuts.  Kids bring guns to school, it happens often enough.  Sometimes by mistake, sometimes as a threat.  That's much more common than a 6 year old using a gun at school.[/quote]

But the administrators were told several times that this problem six year old had a gun. And they did nothing and a teacher got shot. As for the parents, f- them for leaving an unsecured gun around. Prison for all of them. A[b]nd if a union supports these horrible school administrators,[/b] well, is it any wonder there's no support for public unions anymore. This situation is horrible but totally preventable and the responsible adults need to be held to account so it doesn't happen again - both the reckless parents and the breathtakingly incompetent administrators[/quote]

Agree. But, don't be shocked.  That was always the union carrot to get you to join--"they will protect you if you are sued."   I have not seen anything at this level defended, but I have seen terrible teachers defended by the union against firing.  Why do you think NYC has teachers being paid for not working?[/quote]

+1 So true and absurd. Unions should not be in the business of protecting teachers who deserve to be fired. [/quote]
Is this district even unionized? It’s been legal in Virginia for less than a year and last I heard very few districts have started the process[/quote]

Many teachers belong to the NEA.  Even in Virginia.  It is just not required.  It was never 'required" where I taught, but they always said that "if you get sued it could ruin your life" and a lot of teachers join exclusively for the liability insurance.[/quote]

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