The disturbing claim of earlier violence was raised in a legal filing stating shot teacher Abby Zwerner plans to sue the Newport News school district.
“had acted on the information she was provided, then the shooting of Ms. Zwerner would not have happened.”
It also said the boy had threatened to beat up a kindergarten student and “angrily stared down” the school security officer in the lunch room. When that teacher raised concerns to Parker, the assistant principal said the student “had small pockets, insinuating that he could not possibly have a gun on his person,” the notice of claim stated.
That teacher called the school’s office and shared what she knew with a fourth teacher who picked up the phone, the notice stated. The guidance counselor asked if he could search the child for a weapon, to which Parker said “no” because the child’s mother was arriving soon to pick him up, the notice stated.
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