Newport News Update: First school Board Meeting since 6-year-old shot their teacher 

The man saying How does a six year old get a gun? I would like to know that too?

A school district caring more about accreditation than teaching students to be accountable speaks volumes about how corrupt the board is

I'm in shock that today we're discussing a school shooting in an elementary school.

I agree that the 6 year old boy should be expelled from this school for what he had done to his teacher and the rest of the school but what about his parents were they brought up foe question by the police of how their son manage to get a hold of a dangerous weapon.

It's not a school problem. It's a parent problem. The child is 6, not 18.

What the hell - more security?? What about emotional assessment & FOLLOW UP at home???

I really hope someone seriously listens to that teacher.

The mother should get charged, she's the one who bought the gun and was irresponsible....

Bless that teachers heart but this is your fault as parents. It’s not a school’s job to raise children and see the signs. It’s the parents responsibility.

Why are parents not being shown🙄🙄

It’s not the Schools 🏫 Job to Raise Kids it’s their Job to Contact parents So they Have the opportunity to Handle the situation their way.

How does a mother on welfare afford a 9mm gun?

Sounds that this 6 yr old had anger issues and lashed out before this incident. I really want to know if the teachers wanted him assessed for ADD, ADHD OR Autism. So that they could get him help before this incident. A lot of times parents refuse to get thier kids help because they are shamed that there is something wrong with their kid or don't want them labeled. Or he had behavioral issues that was not from above situation but from something else that could have been given him help in order to prevent him from doing such harmful actions as taking a gun and shooting it. Curious if this kid was one of those kids.

He shouldn’t have been in school period. If he is so disabled that his parents have to attend class with him. SMH protect the bad kids at all cost as long it is equitable to ALL students. Aka we aren’t going to do anything about it because they want federal dollars for ese kids.

They need to do something about gun violence in America. I’m Serious! This is getting out of hand! Now we are starting to come to the fact that the youngest children in America are now getting involved with gun violence!

I definitely feel like if a child has a gun related incident of this nature then they are banned from all public schools therefore after.

Parents are eager to blame schools, yet allow their own children to play with and watch violence every day. I am dumbfounded at the junk that my parents allow my students to watch and play. Parents need to do more too. They also need to stop complaining if we send the kids home, because of bad behaviors, or remove recess privileges for the day. They all need to allow us to do our jobs and get these types of students the mental/educational help they need. Many parents refuse the help offered, because they don't like the stigma it creates with their families. There are many resources out there, but no one wants to admit their own family may need them. It is gross negligence on many adults, why these kids are struggling! As a public school teacher, I am very angered and frustrated at what I am seeing play out every day! The public school system can't even afford to give us toilet paper, paper towels, hand-soap, and school supplies. How are they going to afford security, and metal detectors at every school?! Taxes are about to go up, and we will hear complaints about that too! It is always easy to blame others. Many need to take responsibility!

Ok now why did the kid do it? I've seen a few vids of this an would really like to know the motivation

Are you kidding me??they are concerned about free grab and go meals during shutdown? Talk about self centered 👹👹👹👹

WHAT is his disability? Has he been assessed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, and under the care of said psychologist or psychiatrist? Is he on medication and, if so, was he taking it? If he is so violent / dangerous, why was he allowed to attend school? Why not private tutoring in a secure facility? And how was that gun 'secured'? How did he 'unsecure' it & take it to school without his mother realizing it? We are not getting answers.

Cameras in the classrooms. Parents can see their child,teacher and other students.

More School security officers wouldn’t have made a difference in this last case. Who would ever think a six year old has a loaded gun in their backpack? This is one no one saw coming.

Fire all of them and replace. None of the board members look as if they give a d*mn. Get a fresh start. Fire them.

Evil.......Evil...evil

The parent that Matters is His parents not the other Students parents.

never dreamed we would see this headline

The parents should be Allowed to Make the Choice about their child the State shouldn’t be doing that.

What did the teacher say to the CHILD for the CHILD to bring a gun to school 🏫

This is a exceptional rare that a School shootings happen in other countries. I live in Australia. Schools don't have any form of security because they don't need it. This is something that is very much a problem of U.S.A. Most other Countries hand gun ownership is strictly regulated. Where I live rifle and shotgun ownership is allowed . Hand guns only for a very good reason. You must be licensed and pass criminal check also pass a test. A restricted licence is allowed for 12-year-olds and over. At 18 years of age full gun licence. For the state of Victoria, Australia.

The other parents are upset but What matters is How does the Students parents feel about the Shooting.

Do better. Be better.

His Teacher should have sent a note 📝 Home 🏡 to his parents And then leave it up to them I can’t believe that today’s teachers 👨‍🏫 Aren’t Doing that My Heart ♥️ goes out to his parents because they seem to have no Rights.

School is dated old institution . Need to change every single cell in it’s body.

What happens to the six-year-old going to ship them to another school will have problems of them this is really not good boy is a troublemaker I feel sorry for his parents and getting charged but nobody did shooting a teacher act 6 years old Isabella don't know what's going on in the world parents have to get him to help make sure he doesn't go to another school if they send them there nip it in the bud before they do anything else

Damn shame!!!!!! There should have been better things put in place since columbine

No no no when I was raising children I experienced harassment from several teachers with one son because he was very intelligent and gentle; his mom being a professional. When single African mothers are raising boys, studies have indicated that these kids get harassed by their teachers more frequently. The W female teachers were harassing one of my sons constantly. He was really smart and gentle as well. They started the harassment in kindergarten. It was pure evil and most involved were white females. Therefore, an investigation needs to be done because I think somebody in that classroom was mistreating him and it was either the teacher or the teacher was allowing some of the other children pick on him. From my experience the W female teachers were the most destructive and I had to stay on top of them every day and every year. They were just pure evil. Some years I just homeschooled because they were obviously trying to sabotage their education. He is a baby and from my experiences he was being picked on and harassed. I really believe she was apart of his negative experiences. I am not condoning what he did! But I would like to question her and get her vibe because I think she was mistreating him!!!

I humbly recommend the website and book "The Violence Project". The authors researched shootings in America and their findings may be helpful.

Sorry but as a teacher myself, counseling was never going to stop this shooting. The counselors see kids for 20-30 minutes once a week and constantly reschedule. Nothing a counselor can do to fix a 6 year old. This is on the parents. Adding counselors to schools is suggesting a bandaid for a bullet wound …literally

That kid that shot his teacher,He gonna regret that for the rest of his life had no business having that gun anyways an where was his parents why they name has not been brought up