Civil Lawsuits Likely To Include School Officials In Future On-Campus Shootings, Experts Say

Arlington TX

08 December, 2021

7:35 PM

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By Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report December 8, 2021 The Tarrant County District Attorney's office brought charges against only one person after two people were injured during an October shooting at a high school in Arlington — an 18-year-old student. That approach could change after the parents of a student who allegedly shot and killed four classmates in a Michigan high school were charged with involuntary manslaughter. Experts consider this to be a rare move. Legal and political experts in North Texas say, at the moment, it's murky whether parents and school officials will be criminally charged in future shootings. However, they expect more civil lawsuits against school officials. David Coale, a Dallas-based appellate lawyer, considers the Michigan case to be a one-off example. The charge requires a high burden of proof of criminal wrongdoing. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.