Controversy Surrounds Release of School Shooter's Writings in Tennessee

Parents of the children killed and traumatized in the March mass shooting at Covenant School in Nashville are asking a court to prevent the killer's writings from being released, arguing that no one has suffered more than them. The parents fear that the release of Audrey Hale's journals could inspire copycat attacks and have asked the court to spare them and their children additional pain that would be caused by the release of these documents until after the school year concludes. The request was filed in response to three separate lawsuits asking that the journals of the shooter be made public to shed light on a possible motive for the massacre.