2 months after a deadly mass shooting devastated an entire community, Oxford school officials, through their lawyer, denied engaging in any wrongdoing that day, maintaining their actions were 'lawful' and 'proper,' and that they're immune from liability.
Two months after a deadly mass shooting devastated an entire community, Oxford school officials, through their lawyer,, maintaining their actions were "lawful" and "proper," and that they're immune from liability.
: Why didn't the district remove the shooting suspect from school when he began to display troubling behavior?The school failed to search the teenage shooting suspect's backpack, which police say held the gun used in the massacre. Moreover, the district's lawyer argued, the teachers, counselors and other school officials named in the lawsuit were performing "governmental functions" that day, and, therefore, are immune from liability."Defendants are not liable to plaintiffs for the criminal, assaultive acts of ," Mullins wrote, adding that Fieger will not be able to prove that school officials "acted with deliberate indifference" that day.
Fieger filed the lawsuit on behalf of two sisters who attend Oxford High School. One of them was shot in the neck while her younger sibling watched it happen. Their lawsuit claims that the school put them in harm's way, and caused them — among other things — severe emotional stress and trauma. The lawsuit names multiple defendants, including Oxford Community Schools, the superintendent, high school principal, two counselors, two teachers and a staff member.
The couple are being held in the Oakland County Jail on $500,000 bond each. A preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, at which time a judge will decide whether the prosecution has enough evidence to take the case to trial.
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