Lawsuit says teacher may have been able to prevent Marysville-Pilchuck shootings
Apr 11, 2017, 6:13 AM
Parents of the victims of the 2014 Marysville-Pilchuck shooting say the teacher never warned anyone. (KIRO 7)
(KIRO 7)
MARYSVILLE, Wash. — A judge will hear allegations on Tuesday that a substitute teacher may have been able to prevent the shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.
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Parents of the victims say the teacher never warned anyone about the shooting in October 2014.
According to court documents, Rosemary Cooper said that two days before the shooting, she was warned by a student.
Cooper initially said she told the front office about the threat, but then a few days later, she appeared to recant her story, saying she no longer trusted her memory.
Student Jaylen Fryberg shot five classmates, killing four of them. He then killed himself.
Parents of the four students who died have filed a lawsuit saying there is no evidence Cooper told anyone.
Cooper’s attorney said Cooper is immune from liability and has asked the judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
