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Administrators installed weapons detection systems in all 28 elementary schools and early childhood learning centers after a month-long delay from the manufacturer.
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Teachers and friendly signs, as well as police officers and metal detectors, welcomed the kids back. Some parents walked their children into their classrooms, and some gave them kisses and waved them off at the front door.
Abby Zwerner's attorney said teachers told school administrators multiple times the 6-year-old boy likely had a gun the day of the shooting.
Newport News police said after an argument in a classroom, a 6-year-old student pulled out a handgun and shot his teacher.
Police officers swarmed a Newport News Elementary School Friday after calls of an active shooter.