The fallout from the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old student in Virginia has prompted a staff shakeup in the Newport News school district. 9News
in Virginia has prompted a staff shakeup in the Newport News school district.
The shooting by a first-grade boy on January 6 stunned Newport News and has reverberated around the country, raising questions about school security and how a child so young gained access to a gun and was able to fire it at his teacher.
Principal Briana Foster Newton is no longer listed as the principal on the school's website. Michelle Price, a spokesperson for the school district, said Newton is still employed by the district, but she did not say what position Newton now holds.Karen Lynch, who has worked as a principal in Newport News for 17 years, is now listed as the school's administrator. In a letter to Richneck families this week, Lynch said she was working “on special assignment” at Richneck.
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