{"id":10890,"date":"2023-04-24T14:28:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=10890"},"modified":"2023-04-24T14:28:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:28:56","slug":"district-learns-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/district-learns-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"District Learns Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10892\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unseen-studio-s9CC2SKySJM-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10892\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unseen-studio-s9CC2SKySJM-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unseen-studio-s9CC2SKySJM-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unseen-studio-s9CC2SKySJM-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unseen-studio-s9CC2SKySJM-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unseen-studio-s9CC2SKySJM-unsplash-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teacher learning to cope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Newport News, VA teacher has filed a $40 million lawsuit against her previous employer, Richneck Elementary School.\u00a0 Specifically, the teacher has named defendants, including the Newport News School Board, the superintendent of schools, principal, and assistant principal.\u00a0 According to the educator, who is seeking a jury trial in the case, claims that despite the multiple warnings and suspicions provided to her superiors, she was placed in imminent danger in her position at the school.\u00a0 One of her minor elementary school students shot her, causing subsequent pain and anguish.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The January 6 shooting, which involved a 9 mm handgun, took place at the teacher\u2019s reading table, and even after sustaining a wound to the hand and chest, she still managed to place the safety of her students first and escort them out of a potentially escalated situation.\u00a0 The elementary educator contends that she issued more than one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/virginia-teacher-shot-6-year-old-files-40m-lawsuit-says-school-ignored-rcna77582\">report <\/a>that a firearm was most likely on campus and within the possession of an individual, a minor under the age of 10, who exhibited previous behaviors of random violence.\u00a0 Students corroborated the teacher\u2019s statements and provided reports that they physically saw the gun.\u00a0 Since the shooting, the school has implemented metal detectors and has employed a full-time security guard.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, while the school board voted to remove the superintendent, the principal was transferred to a different position within the same district, and the assistant principal resigned.\u00a0 The principal claims that on the day of the shooting, she was not informed that a firearm was likely on campus.\u00a0 In the months following the incident, the mother of the student who fired the weapon was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/04\/10\/us\/mother-virginia-6-year-old-shooter-charged\/index.html\">charged <\/a>with felony child neglect and one count of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm that may endanger a child.\u00a0 According to the investigation, the mother of the child has been cooperative; 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