A 6-year-old’s backpack was searched before the Virginia school shooting after a tip about the gun
A school administrator in Newport News, Virginia, was alerted to a possible weapon on a 6-year-old boy before a first-grade teacher was shot, but a search of the student's backpack that morning turned up nothing, district officials said. school.The warning was revealed during a virtual town hall Thursday night for parents of students at Richneck Elementary School, where the Jan. 6 shooting raised concerns about possible security lapses at the kindergarten through fifth-grade institution. Superintendent Dr. George Parker III said the boy was late for school and his backpack was searched upon arriving at the office to sign in, according…
