Parents at School Where 6-Year-Old Boy Shot Teacher Prepare to Sue

Parents at School Where 6-Year-Old Boy Shot Teacher Prepare to Sue
Students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 30, 2023. Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
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NORFOLK, Va.—The families of two students at a Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher have filed notices of potential legal action against the school system over trauma they say the shooting inflicted on their children.

The parents of a first-grader said their daughter was in the classroom when the shooting occurred and “suffered emotional harm as a result.” The parents also alleged that school officials failed to protect their daughter throughout the school year from bullying, harassment, and assault.