Virginia: school chief ‘in shock’ after teacher shot by student, six

Newport News superintendent George Parker urges gun control after attack that left school teacher with life-threatening injuries

The superintendent of the public school district in Newport News, Virginia, has called for increased gun control while condemning a shooting in which a first-grade student deliberately shot his teacher.

In a news conference, the superintendent George Parker said he was disheartened" and in shock" after the attack left a Richneck elementary school teacher with life-threatening injuries".