Tag: MNPD

Nashville’s Elementary Schools to Lack SROs Despite $140 Million Allocation for Positions Statewide

July 20, 2023
Bill LeeChattanoogaCrime & Public SafetyEducation & Family NewsMNPDRegional & State NewsState NewsTennesseeUSUS News
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Only one school district out of Tennessee’s four largest cities will not have SROs in every school this fall after the state legislature and Governor allocated $140 million for each district in the state to do so following the shooting at The Covenant School in March. The shooting, which happened in Nashville, inspired the legislature…

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EXCLUSIVE: Covenant Shooter’s Former Schoolmates Recall Past Culture of Bullying at School

July 3, 2023
Audrey HaleCovenant Presbyterian ChurchMNPDNASHVILLETennesseeThe Covenant SchoolUSUS FeaturesUS News
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Editor’s Note: Former Covenant School students, Mary and Dorothy, along with their parents, spoke about their experiences with The Covenant School and Covenant Presbyterian Church in the early 2000s. They agreed to speak about their experience to The Epoch Times on the condition of anonymity, out of fear of reprisal and damage to their reputation…

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Parents, Staff at Covenant School Join Prominent Officials in New Filings Seeking to Stop Release of Shooter’s Writings

June 24, 2023
Covenant SchoolCovenant ShootingCrime & Public SafetyCrime and IncidentsFBIMNPDRegional & State NewsState NewsTBITennesseeUSUS News
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An array of statements in support of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s denial of public records requests in connection with the March 27 mass shooting at The Covenant School have been filed this week. In total, around 25 statements supporting the decision to withhold the documents were made in just three days. Those filing in support…

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Group of Private Schools, Nashville DA File Briefs Supporting Attempts to Halt Release of Covenant Shooter’s Manifesto

June 13, 2023
Audrey HaleCrime & Public SafetyMNPDRegional & State NewsState NewsTennesseeThe Covenant SchoolUSUS News
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The support for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) to deny public records requests which sought the writings of The Covenant School shooter received new backing Monday, June 12, from Nashville’s District Attorney and a collective group of four private schools in a three-mile radius of Covenant. The District Attorney, along with the group of…

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Covenant School Seeks Intervention in Open Records Lawsuits as Journal and Suicide Note Delivered to Court

May 17, 2023
Audrey HaleCovenant Presbyterian ChurchCrime & Public SafetyCrime and IncidentsMetro Nashville Police DepartmentMNPDNASHVILLENational Police AssociationRegional & State NewsState NewsTennesseeTennessee Firearms AssociationThe Covenant SchoolUSUS News
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An unredacted copy of the journal and suicide note found in the vehicle of Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale was delivered Friday to a Nashville court for review as part of a public records lawsuit, a lawsuit for which the Covenant School is now seeking court approval to intervene in due to the nature of…

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Nashville Court Demands Covenant School Shooter’s Unredacted Writings for Review

May 10, 2023
Audrey HaleCovenant SchoolCrime & Public SafetyCrime and IncidentsMNPDNASHVILLENashville police departmentRegional & State NewsState NewsTennesseeUSUS News
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A Nashville, Tennessee court has ordered the unredacted copies of a so-called manifesto and writings of Nashville Christian school shooter Audrey Hale to be delivered to a judge beginning Friday. The court order comes in a lawsuit by groups and individuals that sued the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) for the writings after their requests…

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