VA School Was Warned 6-Year-Old Might Have A Gun

Hampton Roads’ NBC affiliate reports:

During a virtual Town Hall with Richneck parents on Thursday, officials said that at least one administrator knew that the six-year-old student may have had a weapon on him hours before the shooting happened. Superintendent Dr. George Parker (photo) revealed that there was a report that the boy might have had a weapon on him when he got to school Friday morning. His backpack was searched, but nothing was found.

After three school shootings in three years, Newport News Public Schools is changing the way the district handles security. Dr. Parker told parents he’s considering requiring clear plastic backpacks for Richneck students that would be purchased by the district. In a news conference hours earlier, school board chair Lisa Surles-Law announced the district’s plan to add permanent metal detectors in all division schools.

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?NEWPORT NEWS: According to the school Superintendent, the 6 yr. old boy who shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary had his backpack searched BEFORE the shooting. https://t.co/Oc7UMOjZJ6

— Anthony Antoine (@AnthonyNBC12) January 13, 2023

Newport News, VA is switching to clear backpacks after a 6-year-old student had a handgun “concealed on his person”, not in his backpack, when he was searched by school officials prior to shooting his teacher last Friday. pic.twitter.com/dQnkH6pcux

— K-12 School Shooting Database (@K12ssdb) January 13, 2023