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To prevent shootings, schools must recognize behavioral health warnings

By Nicole Russell

Published December 13, 2021 11:00am ET

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To prevent shootings, schools must recognize behavioral health warnings — People attending a vigil for the victims of a school shooting embrace at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing several students and wounding multiple other people, including a teacher. | (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Parents of two students who attended the Michigan school where a student allegedly killed four students and wounded several others have filed the first federal lawsuit against the school under a 14th Amendment claim.

Attorney Geoffrey Fieger filed the lawsuit last week on behalf of Riley Franz, 17, a senior, and his sister Bella Franz, 14, a freshman. Riley was shot in the neck while next to Bella.

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