{"id":1818970,"date":"2023-01-22T07:35:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T12:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1818970"},"modified":"2023-01-22T07:36:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T12:36:50","slug":"virginia-school-downplayed-teachers-warnings-before-she-was-shot-by-6-year-old-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-school-downplayed-teachers-warnings-before-she-was-shot-by-6-year-old-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia School Downplayed Teachers&#8217; Warnings Before She Was Shot by 6-Year-Old Student"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-school-downplayed-teachers-warnings-before-she-was-shot-by-6-year-old-student%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1818970&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">Newport News Elementary School officials. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/6-year-old-used-moms-gun-shoot-virginia-teacher-police-reveal-heroic-actions-following-shot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first-grade teacher was shot<\/a> According to the Washington Post, her six-year-old son apparently dismissed previous complaints about boy from the teacher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Abigail Zwerner, 25, reportedly raised concerns and requested help from school officials relating to the boy\u2019s\u00a0behavior, which apparently included a threat to light a teacher on fire and watch her die.<\/p>\n<p>According to messages obtained from The Post by fellow teachers, the issue was deemed unimportant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/VA-6yo-school-shooting-folo-2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Willow Crawford, left, and her older sister Ava, right, join friend Kaylynn Vestre, center, in expressing their support for Richneck Elementary School first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner during a candlelight vigil in her honor at the School Administration Building in Newport News, Va., Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.\u00a0\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Willow Crawford, left, her older sister Ava, and Kaylynn Vestre are joined by Kaylynn Vestre in supporting Abby Zwerner, Richneck Elementary School\u2019s first grade teacher, at a candlelight ceremony in her honor at Newport News, Va.&#8217;s School Administration Building, Monday, January 9, 2023.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/John C. Clark)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/virginia-mom-details-moments-reportedly-led-6-year-old-shooting-teacher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>VIRGINIA MOM DETAILS MOMENTS THAT REPORTEDLY LED UP TO 6-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING TEACHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Zwerner was teaching a first-grade class when the boy pulled out a\u00a09mm handgun owned by his mother and fired at her, hitting her first through her hand that she held up in a defensive posture and then in her upper chest.<\/p>\n<p>The 25 year-old is now stable and has been praised by her for helping all her students get out of the classroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Richneck Elementary School in Newport News has been criticized for how it handled the shooting that authorities deemed unacceptable. &#8220;intentional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/virginia-teacher-shot-6-year-old-identified-parents-demand-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent were already reportedly outraged<\/a> Newport News Superintendent George Parker III claimed that the school had received information that the boy might have a gun, but that he had not found the weapon after searching his backpack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/1.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Police respond to a shooting at Richneck Elementary School, on Friday, Jan. 6, in Newport News, Virginia.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n On Friday, January 6, Newport News, Virginia, police responded to a shooting at Richneck Elementary school.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Billy Schuerman\/The Virginian Pilot via AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/family-6-year-old-virginia-student-shot-teacher-breaks-silence-insists-gun-secured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FAMILY OF 6-YEAR-OLD VIRGINIA STUDENT WHO SHOT HIS TEACHER BREAKS SILENCE, INSISTS GUN WAS SECURED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steve Drew, Newport News Police chief, said that authorities were not alerted about the tip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police and school officials have not answered questions relating to the boy\u2019s behavior, and Fox News Digital could not reach Zwerner for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following a detention notice earlier in the month, the investigation continues. The boy is currently being held in emergency custody at an emergency facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/virginia-parents-6-year-old-suspected-school-shooter-could-face-charges-expert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family of the student spoke out<\/a> This week, the gun was fired for the first time. &#8220;secured&#8221; Before the boy took it to school.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/3.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Newport News Chief of Police Steve Drew, right, and Newport News Superintendent George Parker answer questions regarding a teacher being shot by an armed six-year-old at Richneck Elementary School during a press conference at the Newport News Public Schools Administration Building in Newport News, Va., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Newport News Superintendent George Parker and Steve Drew, Newport News Chief Police, answer questions about a teacher who was shot at Richneck Elementary School by an armed six year-old during a press conference held at the Newport News Public Schools Administration Building, Newport News, Va. on Monday, January 9, 2023.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Billy Schuerman\/The Virginian Pilot via AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our heart goes out to our son\u2019s teacher and we pray for her healing in the aftermath of such an unimaginable tragedy as she selflessly served our son and the children in the school,&#8221; the child\u2019s family said Thursday in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our family has always been committed to responsible gun ownership and keeping firearms out of the reach of children,&#8221; The statement was complete, but did not explain how it was. &#8220;secured.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>This report was contributed by Greg Norman and Pilar Arias<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Caitlin McCFall is a Fox News Digital Reporter covering Politics, U.S. News and World news.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newport News Elementary School officials. first-grade teacher was shot According to the Washington Post, her six-year-old son apparently dismissed previous complaints about boy from the teacher. 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