RPS announce ratification of collective bargaining agreements
Richmond School Superintendent Jason Kamras announced in a tweet on Saturday morning that an RPS student died in an accidental shooting on Friday evening.
“I’m devastated to share that we lost a 13-year-old student last night in an accidental shooting,” Kamras wrote in his tweet. “If you have firearms in your home, please secure them safely. I beg of you.”
The name of the student has yet to be released.
School Board member Jonathan Young said the student attended Binford Middle School.
Young also said the School Board has heard a total of four students were shot Friday evening, across at least two separate incidents. Those have not yet been confirmed by police.
“It is only getting worse, and folks are sitting on their hands,” Young said.
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He said he believes Friday night’s violence has its origins in the classroom, where teachers have had their “hands tied” when trying to discipline students.
“My colleagues are unwilling and unprepared to hold anybody accountable,” Young said Saturday morning. “I’m not referring to teachers; I’m not referring to principals.
“I’m referring to our elected leaders who are tying the hands of our teachers behind their backs.”
The budget of RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras calls for a $6.8 million increase to cover staff positions previously covered by pandemic-era federal funds.
On Friday night, the Richmond Police Department issued a separate news release involving a fatal shooting of a juvenile on Stockton Street in the Blackwell neighborhood of Manchester.
PHOTOS: RPS welcomes 5 new principals
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(L-R) Dana Fox, Richmond Public School's director of school construction, Superintendent Jason Kamras, and Lisa Johnson-Hicks, Mary Scott Preschool's new principal, listen to one of the five new RPS principals speak during a news conference Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Mary Scott.
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ABOVE: Mary Scott Preschool Principal Lisa Johnson-Hicks listened to another new Richmond Public Schools principal speak during a news conference at Mary Scott on Thursday. RPS has five new principals this school year.
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Mary Scott Preschool Principal Lisa Johnson-Hicks speaks during a news conference at Mary Scott Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. She is one of the five new principals with Richmond Public Schools this school year.
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Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras spoke Sept. 1 at Mary Scott Preschool.
