The Newport News Public Schools district announces that a metal detector will be installed at Richneck Elementary School, where Abigail Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old while teaching.
No students were injured, and the 6-year-old was taken into custody Friday.
District Superintendent George Parker III said this week that student and staff safety was his top priority. During the 2019-20 school year, less than 2% of public elementary schools performed random metal detector checks on students. The figures were 10% for middle schools and 14.8% for high schools.
Through her personal challenges, Zwerner’s passion for teaching grew, a source close to the situation said, and she often worked through the evenings and on weekends.The shooting has raised questions among school parents, staff members and union leaders about the need for increased security and whether Zwerner had flagged previous issues or warnings about the student.
Taunya Pace, a cafeteria monitor at Richneck for two years, said she would have never imagined that the school would need metal detectors or extra security.
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