A judge in Virginia has ruled that a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in class can press forward with a $40 million lawsuit.

  • Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    While I agree that the individuals in the administration who touched the issue and failed to act should be at the very least fired for negligence resulting in serious bodily harm, I don't think they did anything criminal. They made some poor decisions and a woman was hurt under their purview - they did not cause the woman to be shot.

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      1 year ago

      They did commit criminal acts. Criminal negligence and child endangerment. Multiple people reported the existence of a gun on the premises and a person stating intent to use it. Doesnt matter if that person was a child. The administrators knew a gun was in the posession of a child and failed to call the police or secure the weapon.

      I'd throw a charge of child endangerment on those administrators for each child in the school.

      if a gun is reported and you fail to act, you deserve prison.