What about the school principal who is responsible for the safety of the students. Why would he let that student stay in the school after the behavior he had shown. Should have told the parents to take him home after that parent conference and have him evaluated before he could return to school property. The school has deep pockets and is insured up to their gills. I place equal responsibility on the school administration and parents.
Did the school have a live-shooter protocol? After Columbine, etc., I thought that schools were supposed to train teachers how to protect students. A student protected students. This administration has to be held responsible if it is shown that they could have prevented this tragedy.
Funny, the day of the shooting the parents were called to the school and downplayed his behavior and said he should go back to class.
Some districts have policies to actually prevent punishing students. If that student isn’t in school, that’s dollars for next year that they lose; the same applies to chronically ill students who physically can’t be in class. I was one of the latter.
That and some buy into the, “school to prison pipeline”, and think that BD kids just need more chances instead of a firm course correction.
Back as a teenager, having my parents called into school was about the worst thing that could happen to me. My life would be a living hell for weeks.
That was before the “my kids can do no wrong” style of parenting.
I hold the parents 100% responsible.
The school wanted the kid to go home after the parent/school conference but the parents were adamant that he stay.