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Parents Hire Lawyers to Probe School Security After Shooting

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC · How we work

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Parents of a slain child hired attorneys to investigate school protocols and the shooter’s weapon acquisition.
Sixteen-year-old Griffin J. John II used a 12-gauge shotgun to kill three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary.
Police say the shotgun was purchased by the shooter’s mother, Shauntai Nickerson.
Superintendent Steven Cook said the district installed cameras, locks and fencing, and suspended classes district-wide Monday and Tuesday.

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Parents of a slain child hired attorneys to investigate school protocols and the shooter’s weapon acquisition.
Sixteen-year-old Griffin J. John II used a 12-gauge shotgun to kill three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary.
Police say the shotgun was purchased by the shooter’s mother, Shauntai Nickerson.
Superintendent Steven Cook said the district installed cameras, locks and fencing, and suspended classes district-wide Monday and Tuesday.