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After a six-year-old student shot and seriously injured a teacher earlier this month, the superintendent of a school in the US state of Virginia was fired.
Only hours after George Parker’s attorney announced plans to sue the district, the school board voted 5-to-1 to fire him.
Abigail Zwerner, 25, who had been shot in the chest in her classroom, was discharged from the hospital last week.
On Wednesday, her attorney said that the incident was “absolutely preventable.”
No charges have been made public by the police.
The 6 January shooting, which police have deemed “intentional,” shocked Newport News, Virginia, and prompted inquiries about who might face legal repercussions.
Attorney Diane Toscano stated: “On that day, over the course of a few hours, school administration was notified by worried instructors and staff three different times – three times – that the youngster had a gun on him at school and was threatening others.”
However, the administration was uninterested.
Ms. Toscano claims that a teacher at Richneck Elementary School informed a representative that she thought the young child had put the gun in his pocket prior to leaving for break.
According to the official, the reply was, “Well, he has little pockets.”
According to Ms. Toscano, a different administrator disregarded a teacher’s request to examine the youngster and his backpack.
The school board met later on Wednesday to dismiss Mr. Parker as the district superintendent. On Wednesday, Richneck Elementary School’s associate principal also gave notice of her resignation.
Thanking the departing superintendent, Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones expressed his support for the board’s efforts to “select a vibrant, fresh leader for our public school system – one that will help us heal and move on with the essential improvements to make our schools safer for everyone.”
Local media said that the superintendent made over $250,000 (£200,000) annually. Due to his wrongful termination, he will continue to be paid his full pay and benefits until June 2024.
Text messages sent and received by the teachers at the school and obtained by the Washington Post support Ms. Toscano’s allegations. The communications claimed that Ms. Zwerner had expressed worries and requested assistance with the six-year-old.
The young boy’s family said last week that he had a “acute handicap” and infrequently went to school without one of his parents. He had gone to school by himself on the day of the shooting.
Ms. Zwerner received praise from the family as well, who stated that she had “worked diligently and compassionately to help our family as we sought the greatest education and learning environment for our kid.”
According to Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew, Ms. Zwerner, who was shot in the hand and the chest, helped her children leave the classroom the day of the shooting.
The youngster’s mother, according to the police, legitimately acquired the gun the boy used. The weapon, according to the boy’s family, had been “secured.” To this claim, the police have not responded.
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