Jurors, in a very short time, did just what the prosecutors asked, which was to send a message that shootings in schools, at community events, and into crowds of people come with consequences and cannot continue.
“There’s nothing more terrible or terrifying for a kid than sitting there at a school, and then getting shot,” prosecutor Lee Sorrells told the jury in opening statements.
The lawsuit says during the academic year of 2021-2022 at Timberview High School, Hall was having issues with a student that was disruptive and aggressive.
Aretha Hall said Mansfield ISD failed to address “terroristic threats” of one of her students, created unsafe work environment leading up to school shooting, and wrongfully terminated her employment.