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☆ American, Delta, and United have collectively dropped 74 US airports since the pandemic — see the full list
  + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Taylor Rains | Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines have exited 74 airports since 2020. Some of the airports are in the Essential Air Service program and are now served by a new airline. In September 2022, the company's research revealed American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines had exited 59 airports. In total, American has left 19 airports, Delta has exited 17, and United has departed 38. American, Delta, and United have all cut routes in recent years, citing poor performance and the pilot shortage as contributing factors.
☆ Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Sues School Officials for $40 Million
  + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The Virginia teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student earlier this year filed a $40 million lawsuit against school district officials on Monday, saying administrators failed to take action despite repeated warnings that the boy had a gun. The lawsuit, filed in Newport News Circuit Court, said the school’s former assistant principal and other administrators ignored pleas from staff members to search the boy for a gun.
☆ Virginia teacher shot by 6-yr-old student sues school leaders for $40 mln
  + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
April 3 (Reuters) - A Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student on Monday sued school administrators for $40 million, alleging they ignored warnings from staff and pupils that the boy had a gun. The Jan. 6 attack on Abigail Zwerner in Newport News was unusual among U.S. school shootings given the young age of the assailant and the fact police said the boy shot his first-grade teacher on purpose. The complaint said Richneck Elementary School Assistant Principal Ebony Parker failed in her duty to protect Zwerner despite multiple reports a firearm was on school property and likely in the boy's possession. The 25-year-old teacher was hailed a hero by police for evacuating students from her classroom after the boy shot her once with a handgun he brought from home, injuring her in the hand and chest. The week of the shooting was the first when neither parent was with him in class, the statement said.
☆ Tuesday Morning says it wants to close 265 stores as part of its bankruptcy filing. See if your local store is on the list.
  + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +30 min
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☆ Principal at Virginia School Where 6-Year-Old Allegedly Shot Teacher Is No Longer in Role
  + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The principal of the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy allegedly shot and injured a teacher is no longer in that role, according to the school district. Michelle Price , a spokeswoman for Newport News Public Schools, said Monday that Karen Lynch was named administrator of the school and would take over some of the principal’s duties. Ms. Price said parents of students were informed of the change at a town hall two weeks ago.
☆ Principal at Virginia school where 6-year-old shot teacher removed as students return to class
  + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
The principal of the Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, where a 6-year-old boy shot his first-grade teacher, has been removed from her post as children return to classes Monday for the first time since the shooting with new security protocols. The school system’s superintendent, George Parker III, was ousted from his job on Wednesday in a 5-1 vote at a school board meeting, effective Feb. 1. With the departures of the principal and assistant principal, Karen Lynch, the district's Extended Learning Supervisor and an experienced elementary school principal, will serve as the administrator on special assignment at Richneck, coordinating the students’ return to learning, Price said. Back to school: clear backpacks, metal detectors and security officersSchool will look a little different for Richneck students returning Monday. Since the shooting, the boy has been in a hospital receiving the “treatment he needs," it said.
☆ Teacher shot by 6-year-old texted a dire warning to a loved one before she was wounded, source says
  + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Erik Ortiz | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +6 min
The Virginia teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student texted a loved one before she was wounded that the boy was armed and that school officials were failing to act, according to a source close to the situation. "At least one administrator was notified of a possible weapon," Parker said in a video reviewed by NBC News. The principal and vice principal of Richneck did not respond to requests for comment from the Post on the teacher’s account. It is set to reopen on Monday and will be outfitted with a metal detector, school officials have said. The district has secured funding for 90 state-of-the-art metal detectors that will be placed at all district schools, officials said.
☆ Virginia school warned before 6-year-old shot teacher, lawyer says
  + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Tyler Clifford | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
"This tragedy was entirely preventable if the school administrator responsible for school safety had done their part and taken action when they had knowledge of imminent danger," said Toscano. She did not say what damages she would seek on behalf of the teacher, who was wounded in the chest. Toscano said another student told a third teacher that the boy showed him a gun during recess and threatened to shoot him if he told anyone. A fourth employee who learned of the threat asked for permission to search the boy, but was denied by the same school safety administrator, the lawyer said. Tragically, almost an hour later, violence struck Ridge Elementary School," Toscano said.
☆ 6-Year-Old Who Allegedly Shot Teacher Has Acute Disability, Family Says
  + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The family of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school said their son has an acute disability, in their first public statement on the shooting earlier this month. The boy was in a care plan at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., that included his mother and father accompanying the student to class daily, the family said in a statement released Thursday by their lawyer. The student and his family haven’t been publicly identified.
☆ Family of 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot first-grade teacher says firearm accessed by their son 'was secured'
  + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot a first-grade teacher in her classroom earlier this month said the gun retrieved from their home was secured, according to a statement from their attorney. “Our family has always been committed to responsible gun ownership and keeping firearms out of the reach of children. The firearm our son accessed was secured,” according to the Thursday statement provided to NBC News by attorney James Ellenson. She has worked diligently and compassionately to support our family as we sought the best education and learning environment for our son. During a raucous school board meeting Tuesday night, parents, teachers and students told the superintendent and board members teachers teachers were not able to properly discipline problematic students.
☆ Parents wonder how 6-year-old Virginia boy shot teacher after his backpack was searched
  + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Parents at the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot a first-grade teacher this month are demanding answers for how the child managed to use the weapon after his backpack was searched. If the backpack was searched, they didn’t search it right,” said Desiree Yvette, whose 6-year-old daughter witnessed the Jan. 6 shooting at Richneck Elementary School in which Abigail Zwerner was critically wounded. Thomas Britton, 35, questioned the steps school officials took after they learned the child may have taken a gun into the school. “Once the news dropped it, that’s when a lot of parents started rushing to the school with mass confusion,” Garcia said. Drew said Sunday the investigation entails looking into the boy and his parent’s history.
☆ 6-Year-Old’s Backpack Was Searched Before Virginia Shooting
  + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A staff member searched the backpack of the 6-year-old boy who allegedly later shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school, according to the school district. George Parker III , the superintendent for Newport News, Va., public schools, told parents about the incident in a virtual town hall on Thursday night, a spokeswoman confirmed Friday.
☆ Backpack of 6-year-old boy was searched prior to Virginia school shooting after tip about weapon
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Erik Ortiz | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
A school administrator in Newport News, Virginia, was alerted to a possible weapon on a 6-year-old boy before a first-grade teacher was shot, but a search of the student's bookbag that morning turned up empty, school district officials said. "At least one administrator was notified of a possible weapon," Parker said in a video reviewed by NBC News. The student's mother bought the gun used in the shooting legally, according to Newport News police. During the 2019-20 school year, less than 2% of public elementary schools performed random metal detector checks on students, schools, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Officials said there will be mental health clinicians for students and staff when school resumes, and that a security officer will be installed full-time at the school.
☆ Metal detector to be installed at Virginia elementary where 6-year-old shot teacher
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Antonio Planas | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +6 min
When students return to the Virginia school where a first-grade teacher was shot by a 6-year-old, the campus will be outfitted with a metal detector. The Newport News Public Schools district announced Thursday that a detector will be installed at Richneck Elementary School, where Abigail Zwerner was shot while teaching. At least that is one extra layer of support.”Use of metal detectors rare at American schoolsThe use of metal detectors in schools, particularly elementary schools, is still rare, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. During the 2019-2020 school year, less than 2% of public elementary schools performed random metal detector checks on students. About 54.6% of elementary schools had security staff present at least once a week; at middle schools, it was 81.5% and at high schools 84.4%.
☆ Virginia school official knew 6-year-old who shot teacher may have had gun
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Once alerted, school officials searched the boy's backpack, but did not find the gun. The shooting took place about 2-1/2 hours after the boy's backpack was searched. Abigail Zwerner, a 25-year-old teacher, was shot a week ago by the young student. The boy who shot Zwerner was in the custody of the Newport News Department of Human Services, police said. The Newport News school board on Thursday announced that metal detectors would be installed in every school in the city following the shooting.
☆ 6-year-old is unlikely to be charged in teacher's shooting, but parents could be, experts say
  + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Antonio Planas | Helen Kwong | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
The 6-year-old boy accused of shooting his Virginia teacher Friday with a gun he took from home is unlikely to be charged, but his parents could be criminally culpable depending on if they properly secured the weapon, experts said. The boy shot Zwerner with a 9mm Taurus firearm he obtained from his home, Drew said. NBC News legal analyst Danny Cevallos said it’s highly unlikely the boy will be charged, even in juvenile court. In recent years, several adults have been charged in Virginia after a child has fired an unsecured gun. In October 2013, the Virginian-Pilot reported the parents of an elementary school student in Norfolk were charged with child neglect after their son brought a handgun to school.
☆ 6-Year-Old Shot Teacher With Gun Brought From Home, Police Say
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Police responding to the shooting of a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Friday. The 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school on Friday brought the gun from home, police said. Newport News, Va., Police Chief Steve Drew said the young boy had placed the firearm in his backpack that morning before his mother brought him to Richneck Elementary School. He said the gun was legally purchased by the child’s mother in York County, Va.
☆ Teacher shot by 6-year-old hailed as a hero for evacuating kids
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Police on Monday hailed a 25-year-old Virginia teacher as a hero for evacuating students from her classroom even after she was shot by a 6-year-old student. Meanwhile the 6-year-old boy was in temporary custody at a medical facility, and a judge had until Tuesday to determine whether to extend a temporary order keeping him in custody, Drew said. "She made sure that every one of those kids were out of that room, that she was the last one to leave. And she took it upon herself in that situation, after suffering a gunshot wound, to make sure that her students ... were safe," Drew said. Zwerner, who took a defensive posture, was shot through the hand and into the chest.
☆ Wounded Virginia teacher walked her students to safety after she was shot by 6-year-old, officials say
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +6 min
The Virginia elementary teacher who police say was intentionally shot by a 6-year-old student is being hailed as a hero who saved lives by escorting her students out of the classroom while wounded. The boy's mother had legally purchased the gun, Drew said. After the shooting, Drew said, police consulted with various agencies including the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, and services for children's welfare. Police, city and school district officials had not publicly named Zwerner as the teacher who was wounded prior to Monday. “Because of the ongoing nature of the investigation, we will not be releasing any further information at this time.”The 6-year-old student was not identified because of his age.
☆ Successfully applying for Social Security disability is difficult. Applying as a long Covid patient is even trickier
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +8 min
Social Security disability benefits are generally available to workers who have earned enough credits through payroll taxes — typically 40 credits, though younger workers may qualify with less. Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is a federal benefit available to disabled individuals who may not qualify for Social Security disability based on their work records. Allsup, which works with NASA, helped Perry get his Social Security disability benefits application approved. "That can really make or break a Social Security disability case," he said. Social Security disability benefits are aimed at long-term conditions.
☆ Virginia school district where 6-year-old allegedly shot teacher has had three school-related shootings in 17 months
  + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
The Virginia school district where a 6-year-old allegedly intentionally shot a teacher on Friday has had three instances of gun violence on district property in the past 17 months. Newport News Public Schools consists of 26,500 students, and includes three early childhood centers, 24 elementary schools, seven middle schools and five high schools, according to the district's website. Newport News Public Schools Superintendent George Parker III did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Hanan Daoud, who also has children within the school district, agrees. Daoud told NBC News she recalled feeling "paralyzed" after hearing that there had been a shooting in the school district on Friday.
☆ Elementary School Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old in Virginia, Police Say
  + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police and the school district. A teacher was shot by a 6-year-old boy in an altercation at an elementary school in Newport News, Va., Friday, according to police. “The student is in custody,” the Newport News Police Department said in a statement.
☆ Elementary School Teacher Shot By 6-Year Old in Virginia, Police Say
  + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police and the school district. A teacher was shot by a 6-year-old boy at an elementary school in Newport News, Va., Friday, according to police. “The student is in custody,” the Newport News Police Department said in a statement.
☆ Person in custody following Virginia elementary school shooting that left teacher injured
  + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +1 min
One person was arrested following a shooting Friday at a Virginia elementary school that left a teacher injured, police and the Newport News school district said. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. at Richneck Elementary School. No students were injured, the police department said in a statement just before 3 p.m. The female employee was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition after suffering a gunshot wound, police Chief Steve Drew said. The shooting occurred in one location inside the building.
☆ Six-year-old boy shoots and gravely wounds teacher in Virginia school
  + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Jan 6 (Reuters) - A 6-year-old boy shot and wounded a teacher on Friday at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, police said, prompting consternation from local officials who vowed to find answers and prevent such an event from happening again. The injury to the teacher, a woman in her 30s, was considered life-threatening, though she had shown some improvement in the hospital, Police Chief Steve Drew told reporters. Students were reunited with their parents under a school escort, Drew said. In the same news conference, schools superintendent George Parker lamented educators' inability to keep guns out of school, saying he was "shocked" and "disheartened". Parker said all school campuses are equipped for random metal detector searches but they were not deployed at Richneck Elementary on Friday.
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