"Security Failures and Charges: The Shocking Response to the Richneck Elementary Shooting"

A special grand jury report found that a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school should be held criminally liable for her "shocking" lack of response and "poor decisions" that allowed a 6-year-old student to intentionally shoot his first-grade teacher. The report alleges that the assistant principal failed to protect the children despite multiple warnings about the child's potential threat. The teacher, who was injured in the shooting, has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school district, and the grand jury's findings are similar to her complaint. The grand jury also noted the boy's disciplinary issues and the absence of his parents on the day of the shooting.