Photo: Getty Images The parents of 14-year-old and 17-year-old sisters Bella and Riley Franz, who survived the shooting at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit in late November in which four were killed, filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday against the school district and several of its officials.
The lawsuit states that school administrators failed to act when alleged shooter “Ethan Crumbley posted countdowns and threats of bodily harm” on social media. Though parents raised the matter to school officials, the Franz family alleges that superintendent, Tim Throne, and principal, Steven Wolf, determined that the threats were not credible.
A news conference last week held by Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald resulted in serious scrutiny toward those working at the school. According to McDonald, a teacher found Crumbley searching for ammunition on his phone the day before the shooting. On the morning of the attack, a teacher also found a drawing of a shooter, a victim, and the words: “The thoughts won’t stop. Help me.
While civil litigation is common in the aftermath of American school shootings, prosecutors took the rare step of filing charges against the parents of 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, himself charged with murder and terrorism. Last week, Jennifer and James Crumbley were charged with involuntary manslaughter for allowing their son access to a nine-millimeter handgun when there were warnings that he was potentially violent.
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