Teacher sues school for $40 million over lack of action before being shot by 6-year-old student.
A first-grade teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in Newport News, Virginia, has filed a $40 million lawsuit against school administrators and the school board, alleging they were aware of the student's "history of random violence" and did not act proactively amid concerns over a firearm in the boy's possession the day of the shooting. The lawsuit alleges that school staff and administrators at Richneck Elementary School were aware that the child was violent at home and his parents refused to place him in special education classrooms.