NEWPORT NEWS, Va. —

Concerned staff warned administrators at a Virginia elementary school three times that a 6-year-old boy had a gun and was threatening other students in the hours before he shot and wounded a teacher, but the administration "was paralyzed by apathy" and didn't call police, remove the boy from class or lock down the school, the wounded teacher's lawyer said Wednesday.

Later in the day, the school board voted to relieve district superintendent George Parker III of his duties effective Feb. 1 as part of a separation agreement and severance package.

Diane Toscano, an attorney for Abigail Zwerner, said during a news conference that she has notified the school board in Newport News that the 25-year-old teacher at Richneck Elementary School plans to sue the school district over the Jan. 6 shooting, which left Zwerner with serious injuries.

"On that day, over the course of a few hours, three different times — three times — school administration was warned by concerned teachers and employees that the boy had a gun on him at the school and was threatening people. But the administration could not be bothered," Toscano said.

She said that Zwerner first went to an administrator at around 11:15 a.m. on the day of the shooting and said the boy had threatened to beat up another child, but no action was taken.

About an hour later, another teacher went to an administrator and said she had taken it upon herself to search the boy's bookbag, but warned that she thought the boy had put the gun in his pocket before going outside for recess, Toscano said.

"The administrator downplayed the report from the teacher and the possibility of a gun, saying — and I quote — 'Well, he has little pockets,' " Toscano said.

Shortly after 1 p.m., another teacher told an administrator that a different student who was "crying and fearful" said the boy showed him the gun during recess and threatened to shoot him if he told anyone. Again, no action was taken, she said.

When another employee who had heard the boy might have a gun asked an administrator to search the boy, he was turned down, Toscano said.

"He was told to wait the situation out because the school day was almost over," she said.

About an hour later, "Abby Zwerner was shot in front of those horrified kids, and the school and community are living the nightmare, all because the school administration failed to act," Toscano said.

"Were they not so paralyzed by apathy, they could have prevented this tragedy," she said.

School district spokesperson Michelle Price declined to comment.

"Since the school division's investigation is ongoing, I cannot comment on the statements presented by Ms. Zwerner's lawyer at this time," Price wrote in an email.

The shooting raised questions over security at the school and stunned Newport News, a city of about 185,000 people roughly 70 miles (113 kilometers) southeast of Richmond.

Parker's departure had been expected since a school board agenda was posted Tuesday showing that the panel was set to vote on his separation package. The school board announced his departure following a closed-door special meeting Wednesday evening.

The board voted 5-1 in favor of the separation agreement and severance package. Effective Feb. 1, Parker will be "relieved of his duties" as superintendent. Surles-Law said the decision was made "without cause," and said Parker has been a "capable division leader" who has served Newport News for nearly five years through challenging times.

Parker, who has been sharply criticized by parents and teachers in the wake of the shooting, has said that at least one administrator was told on the day of the shooting that the boy might have a weapon, but no weapon was found when his backpack was searched. Police have said that school officials did not tell them about that tip before the shooting, which happened hours later.

Cindy Connell, a middle school teacher in Newport News, called the events described by Toscano "beyond horrifying."

"This is just another example of administrators not listening to the concerns of teachers, and the only reason we're talking about this one is because Abby Zwerner got shot," Connell said.

"I think any administrator that was told repeatedly that this child has a weapon, we think this child has a weapon — anyone who knew about this situation and did nothing should lose their job."

Police Chief Steve Drew has repeatedly characterized the shooting as "intentional," saying the boy aimed at Zwerner and fired one round, striking her in the hand and chest. Zwerner was hospitalized for nearly two weeks but is now recovering at home, Toscano said.

"The road to full recovery will be long ... and the psychological scars will be lasting," Toscano said.

The boy's mother legally purchased the gun used in the shooting, police said. The boy's family said in a statement last week that the gun was "secured." The family's attorney, James Ellenson, told The Associated Press that his understanding was that the gun was in the woman's closet on a shelf well over 6 feet (1.8 meters) high and had a trigger lock that required a key.

The family also said in its statement that the boy has an "acute disability" and was under a care plan "that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day." The week of the shooting was the first when a parent was not in class with him, the family said.

James Ellenson, an attorney for the boy's family, released a statement Wednesday saying they "continue to pray for Ms. Zwerner and wish her a complete and full recovery."

"Our hearts go out to all involved," Ellenson said.

The school, which has been closed since the shooting, is scheduled to reopen next week. Karen Lynch, a longtime principal in the Newport News school district, has been named as an "administrator on special assignment" at Richneck, Lynch said in a note to parents on Monday.

Ahead of the reopening, administrators and teachers held an Open House at the school Wednesday for students and their families to visit staff and participate in activities. Signs along the sidewalks in front of the school offered reassuring messages to the students: "You've got this," "We are Praying for You" and "You are Loved."

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Associated Press reporter Sarah Brumfield in Silver Spring, Maryland, contributed to this report.

Many parents who send their kids to college want to know that their children will be in stable housing.

A 2022 report that surveyed students at historically Black colleges and universities shows that more than half of students said they struggled to maintain safe, affordable, and consistent housing.

Fisk University, an HBCU in Nashville, Tennessee, has a plan to address the issue. Decommissioned shipping containers are being retrofitted into dorm rooms for the 2023 fall semester.

Fisk University Executive Vice President Jens Frederiksen says a trustee brought the solution to the table as an affordable way to help the university house its growing population.

"The reality is we've grown so fast,” Frederiksen said. “Enrollment has grown roughly 41%-42% in four-and-a-half years."

The inside of each container will have a bed, lounge area, kitchen and bathroom.

"I think the beauty of it is you can actually stack them up to levels of four is what we had originally looked at,” Frederiksen said. “These are stacked in levels of two. So you could basically upload two more containers on top and create a total of 200-bed availability."

It's not an entirely new idea. The College of Idaho was the first school in the nation to transform shipping containers into dorm rooms in 2020.

Frederiksen said students like how it's a sustainable solution. Sophomore Gift Eni says sustainability is very important to many students.

"It's repurposing something that was old and making it new," Eni said. “As soon as the videos dropped, like they did the tour of the inside and we were all 'I don't know how we apply to this, but I need to apply to it immediately. I need to be living here like yesterday.'"

Frederiksen said other universities are already reaching out with interest in doing something similar.

With real estate prices continuing to soar nationwide, he said creative solutions to house students are necessary.

"Real estate prices are, at this point, a prohibitive factor, which then means students to live off campus would live 35, 40 minutes away," Frederiksen said.

"I feel like it makes school more accessible,” Eni said. “That's important. And you have to be able to get to school on time when you need to be here."

The only challenge now is deciding who will be the first to live in the shipping containers.

"I think to date, we've probably had 30 prospective students who called and said, 'If I choose Fisk, do I get to be in the containers?’" Frederiksen said. “And we're like, 'No, we can't leverage that as a decision-making tool'. The reality is we're going to end up doing some kind of lottery."

 

DES MOINES, Iowa —

A Drake University dining hall cashier is discovering just how much her student customers love her.

“Brian, how are you?” shouts Marietta Jackson to a student heading in for lunch.

When was the last time a lunch lady greeted you by name?

“Hi, Anthony. How are you?” as another favorite student enters the dining hall.

Jackson is no ordinary lunch lady. For 15 years, she's been a powerful light that brightens the Hubbell Dining Hall in Des Moines, Iowa, on the campus of Drake University. She makes everybody that passes her cashier station feel right at home.

“She is an amazing woman. She is always so kind. She takes care of us and always makes you feel special,” said Drake student Chris Davis.

Jackson says with a laugh, “They love me. I love them. I'm their mom away from home.”

“She knows everybody’s name. She lights up your day. Makes you feel welcome. You would never guess she is going through what she is going through,” said Okay Djamouz, a Drake basketball player.

What she is going through might wipe that smile away. But not Jackson.

“I have ovarian cancer, which has not been pleasant at all,” she said.

Jackson has been on and off the job and in the hospital, dealing with scary health issues. That's when Drake basketball player Maggie Bair opened a GoFundMe account for her. It's raised more than $18,000 for medical expenses.

“I feel surrounded with love,” said Jackson.

And that love is mutual.

“To have that level of warmth and comfort and joy come from this one little body is something that I feel everybody looks forward to. I know I look forward to it," said former Drake University staffer Keesha Ward.

Jackson says she is trying to work as much as she can through her diagnosis. She asked us to let her send a message.

“I feel their prayers, and I am truly blessed. Thank you so much. I don't even know how to say thank you. Thank you,” Jackson said with a giggle.

Jackson says the GoFundMe gift will help pay some medical expenses not covered by her insurance.

Officials in Davis, California, have lifted an overnight shelter-in-place order after they were unable to find a suspect in a knife attack late Monday -- the third such incident following two fatal stabbings in less than a week near the campus of the University of California, Davis.

The startling advice for students not to venture out following Monday's stabbing, which left a woman in critical condition. That attack was preceded by the killings Saturday evening of a UC Davis senior and Thursday of a 50-year-old man at different parks near campus. About 40,000 students are enrolled at the public university in Davis, a city of some 68,000 people about a 20-minute drive west of the state capital, Sacramento.

Authorities in Davis, California are searching for a suspect after three people were stabbed in less than a week in the city.

Two people died, and one woman is in critical condition in the incidents that have shaken the small university town.

Video above: Witnesses say their friend was stabbed by Davis attacker

The city sent out an alert to residents around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday calling for a shelter in place. That shelter-in-place has since been lifted but police have yet to find the suspect, whose description now matches the assailant in two of the recent stabbings.

Here’s everything we know about the stabbings right now:

Who was killed?

On April 27, David Breaux was identified as the man who was stabbed to death in Davis’ Central Park.

Breaux was a well-known community member and a positive presence around town, often referred to as the "Compassion Guy" for asking others about their definition of "compassion."

A message from the Davis mayor, police chief and other city officials said that Breaux was a Stanford graduate who was "instrumental" in the addition of a "Compassion Bench" at the corner of 3rd and C Streets in 2013.

Two days later, Karim Abou Najm, a 20-year-old UC Davis student, was stabbed and killed at Davis’ Sycamore Park while going home from an undergraduate awards ceremony.

The student was studying computer science and was set to graduate in six weeks, according to his father, Majdi Abou Najm, who also said his son already had two jobs lined up for after graduation.

"We moved from Lebanon in 2018 when the situation in Lebanon was a little bit starting to go in not the right direction," Abou Najm said. "We came here hoping for safety."

Who was hurt?

A 64-year-old woman who has not been identified was stabbed the night of May 1 at a homeless encampment in Davis on 2nd and L streets.

Video above: Chief of police at UC Davis speaks out on deadly stabbings

The woman was found after a 911 call, and she told authorities she had been stabbed more than once through a tent.

She was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and has undergone surgery.

Witness Christine Barrios said that their friend was the woman who was stabbed and that the victim had thought at first that she had been punched.

Where did the stabbings happen?

Breaux was stabbed and killed at Davis’ Central Park. Najm was stabbed and killed at Davis’ Sycamore Park. The third person, an unidentified woman, was stabbed in the area of 2nd and L streets.

Are the incidents related? Is this a serial killer?

Police said it is possible the stabbings are connected. In at least two of the stabbings, a description of the suspect was similar.

Do authorities have any leads on a suspect?

Authorities are looking for a man with a light complexion, curly hair, 5 feet and 6 inches to 5 feet and 9 inches tall, and a thin build. He is believed to be wearing a black or blue sweatshirt, black Adidas pants with stripes and carrying a brown backpack.

A similar description was issued for the suspect in the stabbing death of Abou Najm.

Who is investigating the stabbings?

The FBI has been called in to help with the investigation into stabbings.

"We're a small agency and we're working around the clock with the personnel that we have now. I have detectives sleeping under their desks for a couple of hours, staying away from their families," Dan Beckwith with Davis police said on Monday.

Are there any increased safety protocols for UC Davis students?

As an added precaution, the university said it is increasing escort availability for its Safe Ride program for students.

Video above: UC Davis students concerned for safety following deadly stabbings

Those rides from campus into the city will now be available from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. daily, according to the university.

CNN contributed to this report.

MOBILE, Ala. (Video: WPMI via CNN) —

A kindergarten student in Alabama put a recent lesson about kindness into action.

"We just had a whole lesson on how you show love to everybody no matter what, kindness, you treat people how you want to be treated," kindergarten teacher Mandy Strawbridge told WPMI.

The lesson inspired one of Strawbridge's students, 5-year-old John Reese Booker, to ask his favorite teacher to dinner to make sure she's not alone for Valentine's Day.

Deborah Peterson is a teacher's aide who started working with John Reese at Huxford Elementary School last year and said they've become close.

"He's attached to me and I've been attached to him ever since," she said.

John Reese gave Peterson a rose and asked her to dinner in a card he made himself.

"And I opened up the card and it said, 'will you go to dinner with me at David's Saturday at 6 o'clock?' and I said of course, yes," Peterson said.

John Reese said he picked the restaurant because he knew it was Peterson's favorite.

Watch the video above to see the pair talk about their upcoming plans.

Dr. Richelle Brooks has between $230,000 and $250,000 in student loan debt. She says she’s been in higher education since graduating high school.

“[I have] an associate's in nursing, bachelor's degree in behavioral science, master's degree in sociology, master's degree in teaching curriculum and instruction, a teaching credential in science, a teaching credential in math, a doctorate in education and an administrative credential," Brooks said. "And the last program that I was enrolled in was a certificate for IT.”

She says she feels forced to stay in school because it's the only way to delay her student loan payments.

“As soon as I get that bill saying, 'Hey, your student loans would be due in six months,' I go find another place to go to school in another degree to attain," Brooks said. "I can't pay it.”

Brooks was raised by a single mother in a poor community, and she says she thought taking out lots of loans was normal because that’s how she and her mother survived.

“There was no way out other than borrowing money from where I was in that moment," Brooks said. "You know, I didn't have any guidance and I think that's common with first-generation college students. There's really no blueprint. There's not a lot of people that know what you're doing.”

Despite the debt, she loves and values her education.

“We have knowledge and access to knowledge," Brooks said. "We're bettering ourselves which is good for society.”

Now she’s a single mother and a principal. She says she's not making enough money to pay off her growing debt, but her situation isn’t rare.

Dr. Jalil Mustafa Bishop is an associate professor of education at Villanova University.

“I study issues of racial justice and movement building in higher education with a particular focus on the student debt crisis,” Bishop said.

Bishop recently put together a report that focuses on the experiences of Black students when it comes to their student loan debt.

“Sixty-six percent of those who respond to our survey regretted their student loans, almost half reported not experiencing a positive return," Bishop said. "In an interview, they explained that student debt often was not a choice. They felt like they made something that they were required to do if they wanted to experience mobility if they wanted to access higher education and have an opportunity at some of the promises that we say will come with borrowing student loans and earn your credentials.”

Bishop points to income-based repayment plans as part of the problem.

“Black borrowers were having their payments adjusted so that they were 'affordable', but their payments weren't enough to actually cover both interest and principal, so they were making payments for 10 or 20 years, but still seeing their student debt balance grow each year while struggling to manage their payments,” Bishop said.

Black borrowers refer to these payment plans as a lifetime debt sentence.

“When we look at black students 20 years out, they still owe about 95 percent of the student debt balance," Bishop said. "When we look at white students 20 years out, they have actually paid down 93 percent of their student debt.”

Dr. Armen Henderson works with Jalil as part of the Debt Collective, a membership-based union that aims to transform the individual financial struggle.

“It was just the narrative is that if you want to pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you have to go to school and that the jobs will be there, the recession will be over, etc.," Henderson said. "And it wasn't, it wasn't like that.”

Henderson says Black communities have to work even harder to become successful.

“I worked while I was in medical school," Henderson said. "I was on food stamps when I was in medical school and, you know, my dad became homeless and my brother became homeless when I was in medical school.”

He is the first in his family to become a physician, but he is also $250,000 dollars in debt.

He says he’s unable to make significant payments on that debt because he needs to support his family.

“Now, when I when I go to apply for a loan for a house and things of that nature or to start a business and things, you know, people are looking at this heavy amount of debt that I have over my shoulders,” Henderson said.

Henderson and Brooks are both calling for debt cancellation to repair what they see as a racial injustice. However, neither of them regrets their degrees.

“There is a need, definitely, for Black academics," Henderson said. "It is definitely needed. I just think it costs too much.”
 

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFTX) — Learning is done a little differently for some students at Gateway Charter High School, in Fort Myers, Florida.

For the school’s garden club, it’s about digging in and learning to grow something of their own.

“It’s not often that I’m just able to go outside and get dirty and be able to see and build something that I know is going to blossom into something later,” said senior, Ashley Cieza.

The project this year is building lifted garden beds from wood pallets delivered to the school.

Teachers, like Catherine Dejongkelbosis, say all of the vegetables that are grown will be served as healthy food options at their school.

Dejongkelbosis said it's an experience students don't get inside the classroom.

“I give them a goal, 'Okay, you are going to plant these seeds. Here is the instructions, learn, figure it out. If you make mistakes, it’s okay.' It’s almost an experiment on its own,” she said.

An experiment that’s teaching students to not only be self-sufficient but also more creative when it comes to addressing their mental health.

“One of the teachers who are very special in our school passed away and I was really upset about it and I needed something to de-stress because I was having a really bad day and I was crying a lot so Mrs. Dejongkelbosis offered for me to come outside and help her,” said Cieza.

Since 2017, the Garden Club has been helping their vegetables and their students continue to grow.

The club just got started on this year's garden, but already hopes are high.

“There is going to be so many veggies that were are going to be able to produce that we are going to be able to give away to students be ale to give await to staff,” said Dejongkelbosis

Students say they can already feel the impact it’s having on campus.

“Since me and my family do this at home, and I thought it was really nice you know, a way to liven up the backyard of my school,” said Cieza.

This story was originally reported by Colton Chavez on fox4now.com.

COVINGTON, La. —

An 18-year-old student in Louisiana is facing a felony charge and up to 10 years in prison for an alleged TikTok challenge, resulting in the assault of a disabled teacher.

St. Tammany Parish District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced Tuesday that Larrianna Jackson, of Covington, Louisiana, was charged with felony second-degree battery and cruelty to the infirmed.

Jackson was arrested on Oct. 6 by the Covington Police Department for felony battery of a school teacher.

Police said she assaulted a 64-year-old teacher who is disabled after the dismissal bell rang.

Due to injuries sustained by the attack, the teacher had to seek medical attention at an area hospital, according to police.

Officers on the scene were provided a video that captured the entire incident.

In the video, police say you can see the schoolteacher sitting at her desk where she appears to be talking to Larrianna Jackson.

After a moment, police say Jackson punches the teacher, causing the teacher to fall to the ground. As the teacher fell to the ground, Jackson continues to violently closed-fist punch the teacher. The video then turns off at this point.

Officers said they learned that the attack may have been prompted by a viral social media application known as TikTok.

Evidently, users on the app have deemed it to be a challenge to damage school property and attack teachers, according to police.

"The Covington Police Department would like to remind everyone that anyone who participates in such a challenge will be booked accordingly. In this post we also attached the video that has been circulating around the internet. This matter is still under investigation and more arrests are forthcoming," a statement issued by Covington Police said.

TikTok released the a statement regarding the challenge circulating on its app.

"The rumored 'slap a teacher' dare is an insult to educators everywhere. And while this is not a trend on TikTok, if at any point it shows up, content will be removed," according to a statement posted on Twitter.

Jackson faces up to 10 years and will be arraigned by 22nd Judicial District Court Judge Richard A. Swartz on Dec. 8 at 9 a.m., according to Montgomery.

Vice President Kamala Harris's office is trying to contain the fallout from an exchange earlier this week between the vice president and a student who characterized Israel's actions toward Palestinians as "an ethnic genocide and a displacement of people."

While visiting a political science class at George Mason University on Tuesday to honor national voter registration day, Harris took questions from three students, including one who brought up the nation's funding of Israel in a lengthy question.

"You brought up how the power of the people and demonstrations and organizing is very valuable in America. I see that over the summer, there have been, like, protests and demonstrations and astronomical numbers done with Palestine, but then just a few days ago there were funds allocated to continue backing Israel, which hurts my heart because it's an ethnic genocide and a displacement of people — the same that happened in America and I'm sure you're aware of this," the student said in part of her question, saying that the funding occurs as Americans suffer at home.

"And I feel like there's a lack of listening, and I just feel like I need to bring that up because it affects my life and people I really care about's life ...," the student added.

Harris responded, "I'm glad you did."

"And again, this is about the fact that your voice, your perspective, your experience, your truth cannot be suppressed, and it must be heard. ... Our goal should be unity, but not uniformity," Harris said. "And the point that you're making about policies that relate to Middle East policy, foreign policy. We still have healthy debates in our country, about what is the right path. And nobody's voice should be suppressed on that."

The lack of push back from Harris to the student while taking questions during the visit has become the latest hiccup for her office that faced a turbulent summer, fueled in part by messaging mishaps. This latest communication mishap comes on a particularly fraught topic as progressives and other activists have been putting pressure on Democrats to take a more critical stance toward Israel, which has long enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington.

After that exchange, Harris' senior staff has been reaching out to the heads of several leading pro-Israel organizations, per a source familiar with Harris' office.

Her team began reaching out to the heads of several leading Jewish organizations after those leaders reached out to the White House to express their concerns, two people with direct knowledge of the conversations said. Harris' deputy national security adviser Phil Gordon and Herbie Ziskend, the vice president's deputy communications director, led the outreach, the sources said, making clear that Harris's silence did not equate agreement with the students' claims of "ethnic genocide."

"There's a recognition that the impression left by her failure to correct the student is problematic and does not reflect her commitment to a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, nor that of the President and the Administration," William Daroff, the CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, told CNN.

Harris' team reached out to the heads of at least three organizations: the Democratic Majority for Israel, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Anti-Defamation League.

"This was touching base with her friends and allies and supporters who know that she's very strong in her commitment to defending Israel and defending Israel's security," the source familiar with Harris' added.

In a statement, Harris' spokeswoman Symone Sanders said, "The vice president strongly disagrees with the student's characterization of Israel."

"Throughout her career, the Vice President has been unwavering in her commitment to Israel and to Israel's security. While visiting George Mason University to discuss voting rights, a student voiced a personal opinion during a political science class," Sanders said.

Harris' office, handled in part by her communications team, has taken a deliberate stance in trying to clean up this latest issue. An additional source familiar with Harris' office's outreach told CNN the vice president's team distributed facts on her record on Israel in her defense to allies, emphasizing her unwavering commitment to Israel.

"We know Vice President Harris and we know her record on Israel has been consistent and unwavering. At no time did we doubt her support of Israel. We wanted additional context to understand what occurred," Haile Soifer, CEO of Jewish Democratic Council of America and former national security adviser to Harris in her Senate office, told CNN.

Harris office was in touch with Soifer's group as well others. The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League on Thursday said he had spoken with Harris' office after the vice president's interaction.

"Just spoke with @VP office. Glad to hear her confirm she is proud of her record supporting #Israel, and knows claim it is committing 'ethnic genocide' is patently false," Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted Thursday. "Looking fwd to a clearing of the record so there's no ambiguity that what that student said was hateful/wrong."

Mark Mellman, President of the influential Democratic Majority for Israel, said Thursday he had also spoken with Harris' senior staff.

"We were pleased Vice President Harris's senior staff reached out to us today to confirm what we already knew: Her 'commitment to Israel's security is unwavering,' and she 'strongly disagrees with the George Mason student's characterization of Israel,'" Mellman wrote in a statement. "The Biden-Harris Administration, as well as President Biden and Vice President Harris personally, have exemplary pro-Israel records, for which we are immensely grateful."

The House last week easily approved $1 billion in funding for Israel's Iron Dome Aerial Defense System, advancing the bill to the Senate for consideration with just eight Democrats and one Republican voting against the measure, and two voting "present."

The aerial defense system, which has for years been heavily sponsored by the United States, is designed to intercept rockets midair — by targeting them and firing interceptor missiles to destroy them — before they can kill civilians living in Israel. This week's legislation specifically would provide funding to replace missile interceptors that were used during heavy fighting with Hamas in May.

Last spring, a number of congressional Democrats ramped up pressure on the Biden administration to more forcefully engage on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as violence in the region intensified. "It's time to have serious conversations about conditioning military aid," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, said at the time.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

A University of Kentucky student has been charged for her role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Senior mathematical economics major, Graycyn Courtright, posted videos and pictures from the day of the riots on her social media pages.

The affidavit included a photo she posted to her Instagram account with the quote “Infamy is just as good as fame. Either way I end up more known. XOXO."

Courtright also documented her trip to the U.S. Capitol via Twitter. One video shows her with a crowd inside the Capitol chanting “USA.” Another video shows her and others approaching a line of law enforcement officers inside the Capitol chanting “whose house, our house.”

Surveillance footage from the Capital shows Courtright carrying a "Members Only" sign near the Senate Chamber.

She has since deleted her social media accounts.

According to court documents, Courtright is facing four separate federal charges for storming the capitol and causing damage to the building.

She has not yet been arrested.

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SIX HOURS, A VERY UP-AND-DOWN Y.DA WE’RE GNGOI TO SEND IT BACK TO YOU WHILE WE CHECK THIS OUT. TALITHA: THANK YOU, THERE ARE SO MUCH TO UNPACK WITH ALL OF THIS, THE SCHOOL WHERE ALL OF TSHI UNFOLDED, PARENTS ARE FRUSTRATED, ANXIOUS AND ALSO NERVOUS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY FALL IN LINE WITH ALL OF THIS, THEN YOU HAVE THE STUDENTS OF COURSE WHO ARE I’M SURE TRAUMATIZED BY ALL OF THIS AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE AS WL,EL BEING SO HEAVY AND SUCH AN EMOTIONAL DAY ACROSS THE BOARD AS WELL. KIMBERLY: THEY HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:30, THE WINSTON CAN DUST WINSTON-SALEM FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS, THE POLICE TO BARB AND ANDY FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF AND WE WILL GET DETAILS NOW FROM RACHEL ELLIS. RACHEL GOOD EVENING, WE JUST LEARNED MOMENTS AGO THAT THAT SUSPECT IS NOW IN CUSTODY AND GOING -- I’M GOING TO READ A TWEET THAT THE ORSAY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHARED, THE SUSPECT FROMHE T SHOOTING WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND WE WILL RELEASE MORE INFORMATION AS APPROPRIATE. OUR CONTINUED PRAYERS ARE FOR FAMILY AND LOVED OSNE OF WILAMLI REYNARD MILLER JUNIOR ARE IN THEIR THOUGHTS NOW. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED LATER ON ABOUT THAT SPSUECT, BUT LIKE YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, THE FOCUS, THE FOCAL POINT, WE ARE STILL ON THE VICTIM AND HIS FAMILY TONIGHT AS THEY GRIEVE THE LOS -- WE HEARD FROM MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYING THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT -- ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY. THEY SHARED, COMINGO T UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, THE EMOTIONS IN THE ROOM, FINDING -- DESCRIBING WTHA HAPPENED IN THAT SCHOOL TODAY, THE UNIMAGINABLE. WE HEARD FROM SHERRIFF TOWNSEND THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS IS WHAT SHE SAID. >> ONE STUDENT WAS LOCATED WITH A GUNSHOT WOD.UN MEDICAL RESPONDSER BEGAN LIFESAVING MEASURES AND THE INJURED STUDENT SWA TRANSPORTED TO WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER. WHERE HE SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES. RACHEL: THAT MOMENT WHEWEN LEARNED THATHE T VICTIM HAD DIED AGARNED THATHE T VICTIM HAD DIED AIN, JUST TEARS ACROSS THE ROOM, YOU COULD HEAR THE EMOTION COMING OUTF O THOMPSON THIS AFTERNOON. SHERRIFF KIM BRO ALSO SHARING THE EMOTIALON MESSAGE SIMILAR TO THOMPSON, POINTING OUT THAT THE FOCUS REALLY IS ON ETH FAMILY AND IT AISN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, WE KNOW THE SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY AND THERE IS AOT L MORE TO BE DONE. HOW DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN INSIDE A SCHOOL BUILDING, SOMETHING THESE LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WANT TO CONTINUE TO PRESS ON IN THIS INVESTIGATION. I DID ASKF ITHEY ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUED SECURITY MEASURES INTO THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THIS COMMUNITY GRAPPLES WITH WHAT HAPPENED TODAY, AND I WAS TOLD THERE WERE GOING TOE B INCREASED PATROLS AND SECURITY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, UNSURE OF WHAT THAT TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE OR WHAT SPECIFICALLY THAT LOSOK LEIK BUT WE ARE TOLD THAT IS THE CASE AND THERE WILL BE A CRISIS TEAM SENT OUT INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL TIME FOR EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE AT MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL TOY.DA IT IS SOMETHING A LOT OF US ARE STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, BUT THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT INSIDE THAT ROOM EMPHASIZED OR VEAND OVER AGAIN IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING AT HOME ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED OR LED TO THE SHOOTING, ANY VIDEOS, PHOTOS, PHONE CALLS, ANYTHING KELI THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS PERTINENT TO THIS INVESTIGATION. THEY ARE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE COME FORWARD. NOW, LIVE IN DOWTOWN WINSTOSAN-LEM, RACHEL ELLIS, WXII 12 NEWS. KIMBERLY: I’M SURE THE OFFICERS ARE GETTING A LOT OF INFORMATION, ANDE W WILL LEARN MORE TONIGHT. WE WANT TO HREA FROM MAYOR ALLEN JOINES, HE WAS AT THAT PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY. >> IT’S A SAD DAY FOR THE SCHOOLS, BUT IT IS SET OR FOR THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM AND THE COUNTY OF FORSYTH AS WE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING WE SEE ON TV ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT WE HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE HERE WE HAVE NOT HAD TO EXPERIENCE THAT. TODAY WE ARE FACING IT HEAD ON WITH THE DEATH OF A STUDE FNTROM MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL. TALITHA: GIVING AN UPDATE FROM THE FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE AT THAT PRESS CONFERENCE. WE WANT TO UPDEAT YOU ALL THAT IS SUSPECT HAS BEEN IN CUSTODY. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE AIR SINCE 12:00 NOON TALKING ABOUT THIS AND SIX HOSUR LATER ON THAT WE DO KNOW A SUSPECT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. I WILL READ THIS DIRECTLY FROM A FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, EYTH SAID ETH SUSPECT FROM THE SHOOTING AT MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGNGOI AND WE WILL RELEASE MORE INFORMATION AS APPROPRIATE. OUR CONTINUED PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY AND LOVED ONES OF WILLIAM CHAVIS RAYNARD MILLER JR. WE DO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE KNOW THAT THE SUSPECT IS ALSO A STUDENT FROM MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL. TODAY WE WERE STILL WORKING TO GET THOSE ANSWERS, SO UNFORTUNATELY THE VICTIM ALSO FROM MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOLND A WE NOW KNOW THE SUSPECT IS A STUDENT AS WELL. KIMBERLY: AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE MOTIVE WAS FOR THE SHOOTING, WE WILL LIKELY FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION IN THE DAY AHEAD AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALSO ASKING ABOUT SCHOOL AT MOUNT TABOR TOMORROW. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT YET. BUT REMEMBER, THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE CRIMECENE S ANDHE T OFFICERS ARE THERE. THEY ARE DOING TIRHE INVESTIGATION. IT IS POSSIBLE THERE MAY NOT BE SCHOOLED BUT WE HAVE NO IDEATA THIS POINT. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT INFORMATION AS SOON AS A COMES INTO OUR NEWSROOM. TALIA:THE W TALKED TO SOME PARENTS EARLIER TODAY AS THEY WAITED OUTSIDE THE YA,MC YOU ARE LOOKING ATOM SE VIDEO OF THAT RIGHT HERE. LET’S LISTEN IN AS WE HEAR RE ACTION FROM PARENTS AND WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH JUST TO BE REUNITED WITH THEIR CHILDREN. >> I GOT A CALL, I ACTUALLY GOT A TEXT MESSAGE FROM MY DAUGHTER, SHE SWA LIKE OH MY GOSH, THEY ARE SHOOTING, COME GET ME, PLEASE COME TGE ME,O S I GET READY TO TEXT HER BACK AND THAT SHE CALLS AND SHE IS FRANTIC, SHE’S LIKE MOM, CO GMEET ME, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR SCREAMING, PUSHING, I HEAR NO WEIGHT, NO, IT WAS CHAOTIC. I WAS AT MY OFFICE, I SOFTWARE I WAS DOING, I GRABBED MY DAUGHTER, I JUMPED IN THE CAR, I CALLED MY HUSBAND, I WAS FRANTIC. THEOLD ME TO CALM DOWN, SO I GOHERET WITHIN 10 MINUTES. SHE STILL WAS I GUESS IN THE SCOLHO GETTING SHUFFLED AROUND, SHE WAS LITERALLY BYHE T INITIAL ALTERCATION, SHE WAS IN THE CAFETERI FORA, MY UNDERSTANDING THEY WERE RIGHT INSIDE THE CAFETERIA WHEN THE BOYS RAN PAST TH.EM SO I AM JUST THINK BOTH THAT SHE IS HERE AND NOT ONE THAT GOT HIT BECAUSE IT VERY WEL COULLD HAVE BEEN HER. KIMBERLY: HEARINFROMG PARENTS ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE HEARING FROM THEIR CHILDREN IN THE SCENE ABOUT SHOOTING TODAY. WE WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THE SANCTUARY AT CENTENARY UNITED METHODTIS CHURCH IN WINSTON-SALEM WILL BE OPENOR F ABOUT 40 REMO MINUTES UNTIL 7:00 TONIGHT, THIS IS FOR PRAYER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. THE ADDRESS IS 646 WEST 5TH STREET IN WINSTON-SALEM AND IN CLEMMONS,HE T YOUTH GROUP AT THE FRIENDS BAPTIST CHURCH IS HOLDING COUNSELORS FOR ANYONE WHO NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE AND EYTH WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 9:00 TONIGHT. TALIA:TH UNION BAPTIST CHURCH IN WINSTON-SALEM ARE ALSO HOLDING A PRAYER AND ACTION PRAYER GATHERING MOTUN TABOR AND ALL SCHOOLS. THATS I HAPPENING TONIGHT. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO THOSE EARLY HURT, THAT IS STARTING DUST EARLIER, THAT IS STARTING AT ABOUT 7:00. THEY’RE ALSO GOING TO BE PUTTING TOGETHER A ZOOM CALL IF THEY HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT O,UT THAT IS 301-715-8592. IT IS A PRAYER AND ENCOURAGING WORDS FROM BISHOP MACK D ANYOUTH MINISTER FRANCIS WILL BE SPEAKING. THAT IS CRITICAL, HOW DO WE NOW REACH CHILDREN WHO HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH SO MUCH AND HOW DO THEY COPE, HOW DO THEY DEAL WITH THIS, AND HOW DO THEY ALSO ENOP UP FROM IT BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO BE SO MANY MAJOR TALKING INPOTS TONIGHT WITH CHILDREN. AND EVEN DEFECTIVE HOW DO THEY ENTH GO BACK TO SCHOOL. THROUGH ALL OF THIS, THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH. KIMBERLY: THAT IS THE HARD PART. EIGHT DAYS INTO SCHOOL. FOR MANY OF THESE KIDS, THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OHIF GH SCHOOL FOR THEM. WE WANT TO GET RIGHT OUT TO KENNY BECK, HE HAS NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY JUST A SHORT WHILE AGO. KENN Y:KIMBERLY, TO LEAVE THE, A LO--T TALITAH, A LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVES -- SOURCE TELLS ME THE SUSPECT IS UNDER 18 SO THEIR IDENTITY WILL NOT BE RELEASED PUBLICLY. THE SUSPECT WAS EITHER A FRESHMAN OR SOPHOMEOR AT MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND UNDERCLASSMEN. THE SUSPTEC WAS ARRESTED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM. MORE DETAILS EXPECTED TO EMERGE AS THE EVENING GOES ON. AS FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE, WE ARE ABOUT A MILE AWAY, THE RAIN CONTINUES TO MECO DOWN OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNT TABOR AREA. SEE IF YOU CAN PAN OVER AND SHOW SOME OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS PARKING LOT HAS PICKED UP, IT HAS BEEN MORE ACTIVE HERE IN THE LAST 10 OR 15 MINUTES OR SO THEN IT HAS BEEN INHE T PREVIOUS TWO HOURS. A NUMBER OF PARENTS HAVE MECO THROUGH AND I ASKED LAW ENFORCEMENT EMBERS FROM WINSTON-SALEM PD WHO W OUTAS HERE WHAT FOLKS NEED TO KNOW. THIS CONTINUES TO BA PLE ACE THAT MNTOU TABOR FAMILIES, PARENTS, GUARDIANS CAN COME TO TORENTS, GUARDIANS CAN COME TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THEY CAN REUNITE WITH THEISONR OR DAUGHTER. THE SOUERC AT TABOR LDTO ME STAFF IS STILL THERE AND A NUMBER OF STUDENTS ARE STILL THERE AND IT IS UNCLEAR HOW LONG IT IS GOING TO TAKE FOR THAT PROCESS TO BIN.EG THE GOOD NEWS AGAIN, WE CAN REPORT, THE SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY AND CHRIS, PAN UP AT THAT. WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE IMAGE HERE AT THE END OF A TRAUMATIC DAY MOM A RAINBOW LESS THAN A MILE FROM MOUNT TABOR HHIG SCHOOL HERE OUTSIDE OF WHITAKER SQUARE, SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY,AR PENTS BEING UNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WITH THREI STUDENTS, THREI LOVED ONES. ITAS H BEEN A DREADFUL DAY OUT HERE BUT MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THATE W HAD AS RECELYNT AS HALF AN HOUR OR 45 MINUTES AGO ARE BEGINNING TO COME INTO FOCUS, LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCE TELLING USHE T SUSPECTS I A JUVENILE, UNDER AGE 18. ISTH PERSON’S IDENTITY WILL NOT BE REAELSED PUBLICLY. THIS PERSON WAS AND UNDERCLASSMEN, SOPHOMORE OR FRESHMAN AT MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY WERE ARRESTED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM. PARENTS CONTINUE TO COME IN HERE, THIS IS THE MOST ACTIVE I HAVE SEEN THIS PARKING LOT IN ABOUT A COUPLE OF HOURS AS MORE AND MORE PARENTS, PERHSAP SOME WHO WERE UNABLE TO LEAVE WORK EARLIER IN THE DAY, IT IS NOW WELL PAST 6:00. THEY ARE BEGINNING TO START THE PROCESS OF REUNITINGIT WH THEIR CHILDR.EN THIS IS A PROCESS THAT COULD STILL TAKE NYMA MORE HOURS. LIVE IN WINSTON-SALEM, KENNY BECKWX, II 12 NEWS. KIMBERLY: I’M SURE FOR A LOTF O PARENTS, A RELIEF THAT OUR SUSPECT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY A ONDNE REAYLL ROUGH NIGHT FOR THEM AS A FAMILY, GOING THROUGH WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. SOME OF THESE KIDS HAVE BEEN REUNITED BUT IT IS HAPPENING. TALITHA: I TOUGH TEIM FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, ETH COMMUNITY IMPACTED BY TH.IS KIMBERLY: AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TWO. WE SAW EMOTION TODAY FROM SHERRIFF BOBBY KIMBROU.GH LISTEN TO THIS. >> I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO HANDLE TT.HA I JUST DON’T. I CAN TELL YOU WHAT I SAW DAN FELT. WHAT SHE SENT TO MET I WAS KIMBROUGH, M BABY. I TOLD HER IAS W GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT I COULD TO FIND OUT AND BRING WHOEVER ROSE FOR SPONSOR BOTH FOR THIS --S I RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. KIMBERLY: HES I A TOUGH GUY AND IS SEEING SOMEONE LIKE HIM BREAK DOWN AND TELLS YOU THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION THEY ARE DEALING WITH AND HAVE DEALT WITH ON A DAILY BASIS. TALITHA: ANDE H KNOWS PERSONALLY THE EXPERIENCEF O GRIEF WITHIN HIS FAMILY AND HE SAYS I HAVE NOT CRIED THE WAY I CRIED TODAY AND A VERY LONG TIME AND HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP CRYING SINCE LEAVING THE HOSPILTA, AT WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENT

Student dead after shooting at North Carolina high school; suspect apprehended after hourslong search

Updated: 7:01 PM EDT Sep 1, 2021

A student died on Wednesday after being shot at a North Carolina high school, according to authorities. Authorities said the shooter is believed to be a fellow student and has been taken into custody.Winston-Salem police Chief Catrina Thompson, fighting back tears, told a news conference that Mount Tabor High School went into immediate lockdown as emergency responders, sheriff’s deputies and police officers arrived just after noon to search for the suspect, who she said was believed to be a student at the school.The student killed at Mount Tabor High School has been identified as William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, Thompson said. "I haven’t cried in a while, but I've been crying since I left the hospital," said Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr.The campus was placed on a lockdown after the shooting happened at about 12:05 p.m., and deputies with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office confirmed all other students were safe. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded to the incident, according to the agency’s Charlotte office.Police blocked roads to the school, which has an enrollment of more than 1,500 students, and numerous emergency vehicles were on the scene. Parents frantic for information parked their cars on the sidewalks several blocks from the school as police directed traffic away from campus. Students and parents could be seen walking toward a nearby shopping center.Christopher Johnson said his son told him that he heard the gunshots while in the school gym and students were told to hide because there was an active shooter on campus."It’s scary to know that it actually reached out and touched you this time. My son’s not a victim, but he’s part of this and he’ll probably remember this forever," said Johnson, whose son was still at the school awaiting transportation to a pickup point.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —

A student died on Wednesday after being shot at a North Carolina high school, according to authorities.

Authorities said the shooter is believed to be a fellow student and has been taken into custody.

Winston-Salem police Chief Catrina Thompson, fighting back tears, told a news conference that Mount Tabor High School went into immediate lockdown as emergency responders, sheriff’s deputies and police officers arrived just after noon to search for the suspect, who she said was believed to be a student at the school.

The student killed at Mount Tabor High School has been identified as William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, Thompson said.

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The student killed today in the shooting at Mt Tabor HS is William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family today and in the difficult days to come.

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"I haven’t cried in a while, but I've been crying since I left the hospital," said Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr.

The campus was placed on a lockdown after the shooting happened at about 12:05 p.m., and deputies with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office confirmed all other students were safe.

Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded to the incident, according to the agency’s Charlotte office.

Police blocked roads to the school, which has an enrollment of more than 1,500 students, and numerous emergency vehicles were on the scene. Parents frantic for information parked their cars on the sidewalks several blocks from the school as police directed traffic away from campus. Students and parents could be seen walking toward a nearby shopping center.

Christopher Johnson said his son told him that he heard the gunshots while in the school gym and students were told to hide because there was an active shooter on campus.

"It’s scary to know that it actually reached out and touched you this time. My son’s not a victim, but he’s part of this and he’ll probably remember this forever," said Johnson, whose son was still at the school awaiting transportation to a pickup point.