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17/06/2023

💥Join us for a clash in the streets of Lynnwood Washington. Where Transgender activists, Antifa, Patriot groups and, local citizens, square off about this hot topic!!💥

A trans activist who forced a female-only, compulsory-n**e spa to admit transgender women with p***ses was branded 'malignant' and a liar by a lawyer for the spa over claims she lied about visiting the facility before complaining.

Haven Wilvich has been accused of lying that she visited the Olympus Spa in early 2020 to ask whether trans women with p***ses could be admitted.

She now claims to have made the enquiry over the phone instead. Wilvich complained to Washington State's Human Rights Commission after being told only trans women who'd had gender reassignment surgery would be admitted.
She did so even though she had her own gender reassignment surgery scheduled for just two months later, which turned her p***s into a 'neo-va**na.'

Olympus Spa - which has closed Saturday ahead of anticipated clashes between Antifa and women's rights protesters - had tried to ban pre-op trans women with intact p***ses from using its facilities.

Tracy Tribbett, the lawyer representing Olympus Spa, told the Lynwood Times: 'A person who is two months away from gender reassignment surgery who complains and tries to ruin and destroy this business, that’s harmful, if not, malignant intent.'

Tribbett, whose suit against the commission was thrown out by a federal judge on June 5, has said Wilvich never actually visited the spa in person - a position its owners have held for years. Wilvich's initial complaint insisted she'd visited the spa in person in January 2020. But she's since said she phoned the spa to enquire, not visit in person.

Tribbett told DailyMail.com that Wilvich's confession that she lied in the complaint is evidence that she did not make an honest attempt to report a violation of her rights, but instead a calculated attack on a business with values that she did not like....



#3%

17/06/2023

Last week, a Western Washington District Court judge has ordered a Lynnwood-based spa to allow pre-op transwomen access to its female-exclusive facilities after a complaint filed with the Washington State Human Rights Commission (WSHRC).

Transwoman Haven Wilvich sought access to the Lynnwood spa in 2020 but was allegedly told that her request was declined because, “transgender women without surgery are not welcome because it could make other customers and staff uncomfortable.”

At the time of the alleged incident in January of 2020, Wilvich hadn’t yet gone through bottom surgery, meaning she still had male genitalia. According to her blog, Finding Haven, Wilvich successfully underwent a 4-hour vaginoplasty, on August 3, 2020, to create a va**na.

Olympus Spa, located on 196th Street near the Lynnwood Event Center, is fashioned after “Jjimjilbang” — a health and wellness facility where patrons are required to be n**e in some procedures per its Korean-inspired tradition. Because of this, it has held the requirement for members to have female genitalia – a requirement held throughout its 20 years of operation. Transgender women are only admitted at Olympus Spa if they have undergone post-operative s*x confirmation surgery.

The rally, and counter rally protest, is scheduled for Saturday, June 17, at 2 p.m. at the spa’s Lynnwood location, organized by April Morrow, Founder and Executive Director of grassroots, non-partisan, and woman-centered group Sovereign Women Speak. Fliers advertising the Antifa-led counter protest have been plastered throughout Seattle and social media.

18/05/2023

🚨BRYAN KOHBERGER INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES🚨

A grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, allowing prosecutors to skip a planned week-long preliminary hearing that was set for late June.

Bryan Kohberger was arrested late last year and charged with burglary and four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 13, 2022, killings of X**a Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at a rental home near the University of Idaho campus.

At the time, Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminology at nearby Washington State University, and the killings left the close-knit communities of Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington, reeling.

A preliminary hearing — where prosecutors must show a judge that there is enough evidence to justify moving forward with felony charges — had been scheduled to begin June 26. But on Tuesday, a grand jury indicted Kohberger on the same criminal charges, effectively rerouting the case directly to the state's felony court level and allowing prosecutors to skip the preliminary hearing process.

Court documents have already detailed much of the investigation that prosecutors say ties Kohberger to the slayings. A white sedan allegedly matching one owned by Kohberger was caught on surveillance footage repeatedly cruising past the rental home on a dead-end street around the time of the killings.

Police say traces of DNA found on a knife sheath inside the home where the students were killed matches that of the 28-year-old Kohberger. Investigators also contend that a cellphone belonging to Kohberger was near the victims' home on a dozen occasions prior to the killings, though it was apparently turned off around the time of the early-morning attack.

Kohberger was arrested Dec. 30, 2022, at his parents' home in eastern Pennsylvania, and law enforcement officials seized dark clothing, medical gloves, a flashlight and other items from the home, according to court documents. In Pullman, investigators seized stained bedding, strands of what appeared to be hair, and a single glove from his WSU campus apartment, according to another search warrant.

Still, the unsealed court documents do not appear to suggest a motive, nor whether the killer had specifically targeted any of the victims. It's also not clear if prosecutors believe Kohberger had met any of the victims before the night they died.

Kernodle, Chapin, Mogen and Goncalves were friends and members of the university's Greek system, and the three women lived together in the rental home just across the street from campus. Chapin — Kernodle's boyfriend — was there visiting on the night of the attack. The killings left many of their classmates and residents of Moscow reeling with grief and fear.

27/04/2023

🚨Students sue school district for banning 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirts🚨

❓Sooo, kitty litter in classrooms but no freedom of speech🤔❓

Two students are suing their school district in Michigan for not letting them wear sweatshirts to class bearing the political slogan "Let's Go Brandon" — a popular euphemism for a profane curse toward President Joe Biden.

The middle schoolers argue they have a right to protest the president of the United States. The school district maintains the sweatshirts are vulgar and it has a right to prohibit such material.

Sounds like BS, counter the students, their mom and their lawyers.
“Criticism of the president is core political speech protected by the First Amendment,” attorney Conor Fitzpatrick said in a statement. “Whether it’s a Biden sticker, ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirt , or gay pride T-shirt, schools can’t pick and choose which political beliefs students can express.”

Fitzpatrick, an attorney with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression , filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids, Michigan, against the Tri County Area Schools on behalf of two brothers and their mother who argue the students’ constitutional rights have been violated. The school district is in western Michigan, about 30 miles north of Grand Rapids.

Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that last year, two brothers wore “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts to Tri County Middle School in Howard City, but an assistant principal and a teacher ordered the students to remove the shirts. According to the lawsuit, the assistant principal told one of the boys that “his sweatshirt was equivalent to the F-word.”

26/04/2023

🚨 Washington State’s governor Inslee signed a bill Tuesday banning the sale and manufacture of semi-automatic rifles. Opponents sued the state in federal court within hours. 🚨

Washington’s state Capitol was closed to the public on Tuesday due to security concerns as Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law a bill prohibiting the sale of AR-15s and more than 50 other types of assault weapons.

The law will take effect immediately, making Washington the 10th state to enact such a ban.

“These weapons of war, assault weapons, have no reason other than mass murder,” Inslee said at the ceremony, according to The Seattle Times . “Their only purpose is to kill humans as rapidly as possible in large numbers.”

The ban, which applies to the sale, manufacture, and importation of 62 different gun models, does not affect weapons that people already own.

At least one group opposing the measure has already filed a federal lawsuit seeking to have the law deemed unconstitutional. It’s also likely to face a legal challenge from the National Rifle Association, which sued Illinois in January over a similar law. “We are not intimidated by the NRA,” Inslee said at the ceremony…

❓….WHATS NEXT❓

26/04/2023

🚨Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright -- a 20-year-old man shot during a traffic stop -- was released from a Minnesota Correctional facility Monday.🚨

Potter was released at 5 a.m. ET, Andy Skoogman, spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Corrections, said in a press release Monday.

Potter was convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11, 2021, incident. She had pleaded not-guilty to both charges. She was sentenced last year to 24 months in prison and a fine of $1,000, far below what the prosecution had asked for.

Wright was pulled over for an expired registration tab and a hanging air freshener in the rearview mirror, according to police.

Potter then determined Wright had an outstanding warrant for a gross misdemeanor weapons charge and tried to detain him, according to former Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon, who resigned after the incident.

As officers were arresting Wright, he escaped the officers' grip and was scuffling with them when he was shot by Potter, police said. Her attorneys said she meant to grab her stun gun but accidentally shot her firearm instead.

Wright -- who was in the driver seat when he was shot -- then drove away before crashing into another car.

A judge ordered Potter to serve 16 months in prison and eight months on supervised release. She already had a credit of 58 days served in jail while awaiting sentencing.

"I recognize there will be those who disagree with the sentence. That I granted a significant downward departure does not in any way diminish Daunte Wright's life. His life mattered. And to those who disagree and feel a longer prison sentence is appropriate, as difficult as it may be, please try to empathize with Ms. Potter's situation," Judge Regina Chu said during the sentencing hearing.

Chu called the case "one of the saddest cases I have had in my 20 years on the bench."

The maximum sentence for first-degree manslaughter is 15 years and a $30,000 fine and for second-degree manslaughter -- 10 years and a $20,000 fine.

26/04/2023

🚨Is Free speech under attack: 'Triggered' students mob athlete who spoke about women's sports🚨

Riley Gaines is used to making waves. Yet the former NCAA collegiate swimmer created more of a storm than she expected when speaking this month at San Francisco State University.

Gaines has become an outspoken proponent of protecting the integrity of women’s sports, and she has relevant personal experience to share on a topic of national debate.

At the 2022 NCAA swim championships, Gaines gained notoriety when she tied in the 200-meter freestyle with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. Thomas had earlier won a national title in a different event.

A mob of SFSU transgender rights activists couldn’t handle the fact Gaines was invited to speak. While she was able to deliver her remarks (with disruptions), a crowd of students pounced on her when she tried to leave the event.

In saying she was assaulted, Gaines tweeted: "I was extorted and held for (ransom). The protestors demanded I pay them if I wanted to make it home safely. I missed my flight home because I was barricaded in a classroom."

“In those hours where I was stuck in the room, I could hear the protesters standing outside,” Gaines, a spokeswoman for Independent Women's Forum, told me. “They were screaming, they were chanting, they were yelling vulgar and profane and violent and vengeful things and continually threatened both myself and the (campus police) officers. I was held against my will.
“It was a really terrifying experience.”

'Truly chilling' this is happening
Scary stuff.

It’s disturbing to watch the videos of what happened to this young woman, and it was certainly frightening for her.
To make it worse, the university’s response was not to apologize to Gaines, but rather to thank the “students who participated peacefully.”
“It’s truly chilling to think that this is the way that universities and administrations and institutions are going,” Gaines says.
This alarming incident is sadly just one of a growing number of examples of intolerance on college campuses.

Efforts to silence or intimidate those with whom we disagree are not free speech – they're censorship.
Last month, a conservative federal appeals judge was shouted down by disgruntled students at Stanford Law School and not given a chance to deliver his remarks.
Is it any wonder students feel they have the right to behave so badly when universities try to “protect” them from views they may find even the slightest bit upsetting?
In a show of how absurd things are getting, common words are now off-limits on some campuses, from Stanford to Michigan State University.

Luckily, all isn’t lost.
Hope for free speech exists

Some university administrators are standing up to the madness and preserving what the college experience should be about: wrestling with ideas – even uncomfortable ones.

For instance, Martha Pollack, the president of Cornell University, recently vetoed a student resolution that would have called for instructors to include trigger warnings on class readings.
“Learning to engage with difficult and challenging ideas is a core part of a university education: essential to our students’ intellectual growth, and to their future ability to lead and thrive in a diverse society,” Pollack wrote in a letter, along with the university provost.

And this month, Penn State University President Neeli Bendapudi released a short video upholding the First Amendment and defending why the university should allow speakers with controversial views – including hateful ones that could offend students and faculty.
“For centuries, higher education has fought against censorship and for the principle that the best way to combat speech is with more speech,” Bendapudi said. “To combat bad ideas is with better ideas.”

Gaines, who last year was still a college student, understands this. And while it was discouraging to be treated in such a hateful manner, she won't be silenced.
“Where is the open dialogue?” Gaines asks. “That's how we can unite and move forward. Because the way that I was met with this opposition, it's not beneficial to anyone. It's not beneficial to myself. It's not beneficial to the people who are fighting against me or what they're fighting for.”
More young people – and college administrators – should heed that advice.

24/04/2023

❓🤔 CHICAGO MAYOR-ELECT BRANDON JOHNSON DEFENDS RIOTERS WHO
LOOTED STORES, SHOT INTO CROWDS & VICIOUSLY BEAT INNOCENT CITIZENS:🤔❓

23/04/2023

❗️Have an amazing day y’all ❗️

💥9 reasons why you shouldn’t listen to people’s opinions💥

1. People’s opinions are often wrong/ill-informed:

If you took a poll of 100 people and asked them whether the sun revolves around the earth or vice versa, chances are that a majority of them would say that the sun revolves around the earth. And yet, we know that this isn’t true.

So why would you listen to someone’s opinion if there’s a good chance that it might be wrong?

2. People’s opinions are often based on emotion, not facts:

In the world of free speech, it seems like everyone has an opinion but very few people can back up those opinions with facts. Opinions are often based on how we feel about something, not on what we actually know about it.

Someone could give you an opinion while they’re having an emotional response to something, and that opinion might not be rational or well thought-out.

3. People’s opinions are often biased:

We all have biases. Whether we realize it or not, our personal experiences and beliefs color the way we see the world. So when somebody else shares their opinion with you, it’s important to remember that it might be biased.

For example, if somebody grew up in a wealthy family, they might be biased against less fortunate people. Thus, their opinions on poverty or welfare might not be based on reality.

4. People’s opinions are often influenced by outside sources:

Have you ever noticed how easily people can be swayed by outside influences? Whether it’s a friend, a family member, or even something we see on TV or social media, our opinions can be shaped by what other people say and do.

If someone has been listening to a lot of negative news recently, their opinion might be more pessimistic than it would otherwise be, for instance.

5. You don’t know their motives:

When somebody shares their opinion with you, it’s important to remember that you don’t always know their motives. They might be trying to help you, or they might be trying to manipulate you.

If someone is constantly sharing their opinions with you, even when you don’t want to hear them, it might be a sign that they’re trying to control you or get you to do something that you don’t want to do.

6. Opinions are constantly changing:

People’s opinions are constantly changing, often based on new information or experiences. If you listen to someone’s opinion today and then listen to them again a year from now, chances are that their opinion will be different.

This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it does mean that you shouldn’t put too much stock into what someone says. Their opinion today might not be their opinion tomorrow.

7. Your own opinion is just as valid as anyone else’s:

What makes you think that someone else’s opinion is more valid than your own? Just because someone has a different opinion doesn’t mean that they’re right and you’re wrong.

It’s okay to disagree with other people. In fact, it’s healthy to have disagreements and explore different points of view. Just don’t forget that your opinion, in many cases, could be more valid than the person you’re disagreeing with.

8. You could be listening to the opinion of someone whose life is a mess:

We don’t always know the circumstances surrounding someone’s life. For all you know, the person whose opinion you’re listening to could be going through a tough time. Their life might be a mess and their opinion might be equally as messy.

Now, unless they’re acting as a cautionary tale, do you really want to take advice from someone whose life is falling apart? Probably not.

9. You’re never going to please everyone, so why try?

There will always be someone who disagrees with you, no matter what your opinion is. So why bother trying to please everyone? It’s better to focus on being true to yourself than on trying to please other people.

21/04/2023

🚨❗️ Federal lawsuit filed against City of Akron for use of excessive force during Jayland Walker protests ❗️🚨

AKRON, Ohio - A lawsuit was filed Thursday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against the City of Akron for their alleged use of excessive force during protests of the deadly police shooting of Jayland Walker.

The lawsuit filed by the Akron Bail Fund, a non-profit organization composed of peaceful protestors, claims the city violated constitutional rights of peaceful protestors following Walker’s death.

A special grand jury selected by the Ohio attorney general declined to indict the eight officers that shot and killed Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, on June 27, 2022 after an attempted traffic stop that led to a police chase.

The lawsuit says the city started its unconstitutional practices and policies in July 2022 when protests first began, which included the implementation of a curfew in the city.

The lawsuit alleges that Akron police officials “indiscriminately assaulted and teargassed” protesters, including an incident on April 19, 2023.

Police officials previously said a member in the group of protestors allegedly threw rocks and bottles from the crowd.

The Akron Bail Fund has filed an injunction to restrain the City of Akron, following its continued violence against Justice for Jayland Protestors and its suppression of free speech.

20/04/2023

🚨 ANOTHER FRONT YARD SHOOTING🚨
North Carolina man and 6-year-old shot after basketball rolls into suspect's yard, neighbors say
“It’s sad to see little kids scatter, running for their lives,” one neighbor said.

"It was very scary," she said. "My daughter actually got to come home last night. She just had a bullet fragment in her cheek. Still, scary, but my husband, he’s still in the hospital."

The shooting happened Tuesday outside of a home just south of Gastonia, about 22 miles northwest of Charlotte. Neighbors told the news station that children were playing outside when a basketball rolled into Robert Louis Singletary’s yard.

The Gaston County Police Department said it received 911 calls just before 7:45 p.m. Tuesday about a man firing a gun in his neighborhood. They have not said what led up to the shooting, citing an ongoing investigation.

Singletary had been staying at the home for less than a month and would complain about toys and balls being on his property. The teenager, who was outside when shots rang out, said she believes the shooting was sparked by a ball bouncing into his yard.

This neighborhood always been peaceful, quiet," Martin added. "There’s always kids running around. We don’t care if the balls get in the yards because either the kids or the parents will come bring the toys back."

Authorities are still searching for Singletary, 24, who faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Gaston County communications director Adam Gaub said at a Wednesday news conference that additional charges could be filed because bullets went into a nearby home.

Officials asked anyone with information on Singletary's whereabouts to contact police. Police Chief Stephen Zill told residents to remain "vigilant" and "keep their eyes open."

"If they see this individual or someone meeting that description, call 911 immediately and let our officers come out and deal with that subject," he said at the news conference, referring to a mug shot of the suspect.

Hilderbrand said she wants Singletary to "please turn yourself in." She did not immediately return a request for comment on Thursday.

The shooting follows three similar incidents involving gun violence after apparently harmless missteps.

Earlier this week, two Texas cheerleaders were shot after one of them mistakenly got into the wrong vehicle. In New York, a woman was fatally shot after she and some friends pulled into the driveway of a home they thought belonged to another friend, and in Missouri a teenager was shot and injured after he rang the wrong doorbell while trying to pick up his younger siblings……

❓ So the question I feel that needs to be asked and I am curious about your thoughts, what has changed so drastically that people are either so scared or so angry that they are pulling triggers at record rates?

❓Is this a GUN CRISIS or a something deeper, something that is climbing to the surface with it without a gun in hand? Is this a human crisis ( as diluted as that sounds ) that can be solved and HOW?

❗️please share your thoughts↙️⬇️↘️❗️

20/04/2023

🤔UHHHH…. Alright, I know this is a crazy one off from the “norms” but I just can’t help but feel that this is basically what our country is morphing into.
Some crazy place that has make believe becoming reality and people questioning their own views of reality.
We are being told more and more that Up is down, down is green, hot is cold….ETC, that perception is becoming reality.
I for one don’t care what oddities make your life feel complete. If your living a good life and you are a good person supporting others joy and pursuit of their own happiness then RIGHT ON!
However, when you demand that I change my entire world to satisfy you feelings and you cross the fence line to violate my family and my joy to better suit your whim, Wellll, now there’s a problem…
❓Your thoughts ❓

17/04/2023

❗️🚨 ‘Teen Takeover’ terrorizes Chicago as hundreds of teenagers destroy property, attack tourists. 🚨❗️

Large groups of teens were seen blasting music from Bluetooth speakers and roaming in front of traffic, with some attempting to gain access to the city's Millennium Park, which is off-limits to those under 21 after certain hours, and the downtown Art Institute.

Some teens in the group began jumping up and down on cars, smashing windows and attacking people inside. One woman told Fox 32 her husband was attacked from the driver side of his vehicle and beaten after a group of teens jumped up and down on the couple's windshield. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Hundreds of police officers assisted by SWAT teams descended on downtown in an attempt to restore order as gunfire was reported multiple times amid the unfolding scene.

Police were seen es**rting frightened tourists back to their cars or hotels to escape the chaos, and traffic on Chicago's Michigan Avenue ground to a halt as police attempted to restore order.

Police say a 6-year-old boy was shot in the arm near the Chicago Loop and a 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg. Both were taken to Northwestern Hospital and listed in fair condition, according to a report from WLS.

15/04/2023

💥Amid backlash over collab with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, head of Bud Light responds💥

The head of Anheuser-Busch has responded to the uproar over the beer brand’s recent collaboration with a transgender social media influencer, noting that the company aims to bring “people together over a beer.”

“We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people," CEO Brendan Whitworth wrote in a statement released Friday afternoon. "Moving forward, I will continue to work tirelessly to bring great beers to consumers across our nation.”

Musician Kid Rock posted to Twitter a video of him shooting at cans of Bud Light, and country artist Travis Tritt said he would ban Anheuser-Busch products from his tour.
The backlash comes amid a rise in anti-trans legislation.

Previously, Anheuser-Busch has received backlash for donating to legislators whose bills discriminate against transgender youths. The Stonewall Inn, New York City's landmark LGBTQ bar, in 2021 said it would not serve beer from Anheuser-Busch during NYC Pride.

13/04/2023

💥Darrell Brooks in court today for a restitution hearing.
Judge Jennifer Dorow sentenced Brooks to pay more than $170,000 in restitution💥

MILWAUKEE —
Darrell Brooks is scheduled to go back on trial in Milwaukee County.

Trial dates were set Thursday for this summer for Brooks in two separate open felony cases in Milwaukee.

Brooks is charged with running over the mother of his child with his SUV in November 2021, just weeks before the Waukesha parade.

He's also accused of firing a gun at a relative during a fight in July 2020.

Trial dates are scheduled for June 26 and July 10.

Brooks' attorneys said if either Milwaukee case goes to trial, Brooks is prepared to act as his own attorney.

"We also did discuss that at some point Brooks may be making a request to proceed pro se, but we'd hold off on that and schedule a status date to see if the parties can reach a resolution," Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge David Feiss said.

Brooks is serving six consecutive life sentences in the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade attack that killed six people and injured dozens of others.

Brooks is at the Dodge County Correctional Institution.

10/04/2023

🚨 Grand jury indicts the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his Virginia teacher🚨

The Jan. 6 shooting of first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner in Newport News stunned the community when police announced the child's actions were intentional.

A grand jury indicted Deja Taylor on charges of felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child, Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn said. The indictment comes a month after Gwynn said he would not seek charges against the student.

"Every criminal case is unique in its facts, and these facts support these charges, but our investigation into the shooting continues," Gwynn said in a statement on Monday.

His office has also petitioned the Newport News Circuit Court to empanel a special grand jury to continue an investigation into potential security lapses that may have led to the shooting.

"If the Special Grand Jury determines that additional persons are criminally responsible under the law, it can return additional indictments," Gwynn said.

James Ellenson, a lawyer for Taylor, said he was made aware of the indictments against his client that were returned Monday by a grand jury.
"My client will be turning herself in later this week," Ellenson said in a statement. "More details will follow."

State statutes say felony child neglect, which maintains there was "reckless disregard for human life," carries a sentence of up to five years in prison if found guilty, while the misdemeanor charge of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm carries a sentence of up to one year in prison.

A lawyer for Abigail Zwerner, the wounded teacher, said Monday that charges against the student's mother are welcome but more people need to be held accountable.

"There were failures in accountability at multiple levels that led to Abby being shot and almost killed. Today's announcement addresses but one of those failures," lawyer Diane Toscano said, adding, "Our lawsuit makes clear that we believe the school division violated state law, and we are pursuing this in civil court. We will not allow school leaders to escape accountability for their role in this tragedy."

A week ago, Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit alleging administrators at Richneck Elementary School shrugged off multiple warnings from staff and students who believed the boy had a gun and posed an imminent threat on the day of the shooting on Jan. 6.

The student shot Zwerner with a 9 mm handgun while she sat at a reading table in their first-grade classroom, according to officials.
Newport News police had praised Zwerner for managing to es**rt her class of about 20 students to safety even after she was seriously wounded in her left hand and chest. Police said the shooting was intentional.

The boy's family said in a previous statement that the weapon was "secured" in the home and that they have "always been committed to responsible gun ownership and keeping fi****ms out of the reach of children."
The family also said the boy has an acute disability and was receiving the "treatment he needs" under a court-ordered temporary detention at a medical facility.

According to police, his mother legally purchased the gun he used, but they haven't said how he obtained it or if it was safely secured as the family has claimed.

Virginia, unlike some other states, doesn't have a law that specifies how to secure guns in a home, said Allison Anderman, senior counsel and director of local policy at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
It does have a misdemeanor law meant to protect children 14 and younger from access to fi****ms, she said.
The Virginia code says, "you can't leave a loaded firearm unsecured in a matter that would endanger the life and limb of a child under the age of 14," Anderman said of the law that Taylor is accused of breaking. "And your behavior can't be reckless. If you were reasonable in how you stored your firearm, even if a minor under the age of 14 got a hold of it, you may not be liable."

In the wake of the incident, an assistant principal accused of ignoring warnings resigned and the schools superintendent, George Parker III, was removed by the school board "without cause."

The district has also implemented metal detectors and installed a full-time security guard at Richneck.

"The safety and wellbeing of our staff and students is our most important priority," the Newport News school board said in a prior statement, adding that officials "will continue to do whatever it takes to ensure a safe and secure teaching and learning environment across all our schools."

The school district did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.
Zwerner's lawsuit also alleges the school district knew the boy had a history of violence and was required to have one of his parents with him during the school day, but on the day of the shooting, no parent was with him and he wasn't assigned a monitor.

Ellenson said this month that the allegations in the complaint involving the 6-year-old "should be taken with a large grain of salt."
"We of course continue to pray for Ms. Zwerner's complete recovery," he said.