Judge grants Covenant School, church & parents to weigh in on release of school shooter’s writings
For now, the writings won’t be released until June 8 at the earliest, when the next hearing is set.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A judge has granted The Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church and parents from the school the ability to weigh in on whether the school shooter’s journals can be released to the public.
However, they’ll have to follow the same timeline the judge has set for everyone else involved.
“Due to the assertion of an open criminal police investigation by Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (“MNPD”), the Parents on behalf of their minor children are entitled, pursuant to the Tennessee Rules of Procedure, to permissively intervene to preserve any rights they may have on behalf of the minor children who were victims of this incident but not at the age of majority to assert their own claims,” Chancellor I’Ashea L. Myles sad in the ruling.
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Judge to rule Wednesday whether Covenant parents can join lawsuit over shooter’s writings
A judge will rule Wednesday whether Covenant School parents will be allowed to join a lawsuit over whether the writings of school shooter Audrey Hale can be released to the public.
The Tennessee Firearms Association is suing Metro Nashville Police to release those writings, but parents from the school are asking the judge to block them from ever being released.
For now, the writings won’t be released until June 8 at the earliest, when the next hearing is set.
You can read the ruling in full below regarding the ruling for the parents:
You can read the ruling in full below regarding the ruling for the school and church:
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