Virginia city where 6-year-old shot teacher sees growing anger over school security
The anger in Newport News is bubbling up during a decadeslong pendulum swing that’s been moving American schools away from suspensions and expulsions.
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Finding who can be held to account after a six-year-old shoots a teacher
Where does the responsibility lie in the recent shooting in Newport News, Virginia, for a country so inured to gun violence?The shooting of a Virginia teacher by her six-year-old student last week left the town of Newport News and the rest of the US sh…
Six-year-old Virginia boy’s backpack was searched before he shot his teacher
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No fight or warning before six-year-old boy shot teacher, say Virginia police
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Virginia teacher who was shot by six-year-old tried to confiscate gun – report
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Virginia shooting of teacher by six-year-old ‘not accidental’, authorities say
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Shooting of teacher by six-year-old a red flag for US, says mayor
Boy taken into custody after wounding of teacher, whose condition is said to be showing signs of improvementThe shooting of a teacher in the city of Newport News in Virginia by a six-year-old student should be a red flag for the US, the city’s mayor ha…
Virginia: school chief ‘in shock’ after teacher shot by student, six
Newport News superintendent George Parker urges gun control after attack that left school teacher with life-threatening injuriesThe superintendent of the public school district in Newport News, Virginia, has called for increased gun control while conde…
Teacher shot by 6 year old student in Virginia classroom: police
After the shooting took place, officials at Richneck Elementary School announced that there would be no classes at the school on Monday.