20 Oxford HS students file lawsuit -you should read it & watch the press conference

This isn’t a money grab this is parents and students of Oxford High School demanding better training, better policy enforcement and ensuring the lives of students

Oxford High School Students & Parents —do your damn job and stop hiding things…from us

The embedded YouTube link will take you directly to the 4:06 minute marker where a parent, Andrea Jones, who’s child is a current student at Oxford HS explains the many (under reported) developments and the School District’s liability. Based on the views of the June 17, 2022 #Change4Oxford YouTube-Press Conference it’s clear this presser wasn’t widely viewed (at the time of publication) the 23 minute plus press conference has only been view 114 times.

“The trust had been shattered and it was their duty to restore it. […] We continue to wait for answers and get the policies in place that we desperately need so that another tragic event does not play our community. We need answers to be able to fix what went wrong.”

The full June 17, 2022 Press Conference is embedded below and I think you should watch it because several parents fully articulate why they felt compelled to bring this suit. As a parent to school age children, I truly hold my breath when I see an alert on my phone from my children’s schools. That it’s only a matter of time when the next school shooting will impact my community or yours. That’s the naked raw truth —that only in America parents send their kids to public school and there little to zero guarantee our children will come home alive from school

And while most falsely assume that the legal community defaults to filing a lawsuit. I can tell you that the majority of the time out of court settlements are the preferred venue. However there does become a point, when it’s necessary to file litigation. Especially if you want to effectuate real and meaningful change, such is the case (pun not intended) for the parents and students of Oxford High School. This is typical exacerbated by public officials wanting to “move on” or are unwilling (even hostile at times) to answer the basic questions parents and students may have.

In reading the 90 page complaint (see ECF-EDMI or via my Scribd account), filed in Federal Court, specifically the Eastern District of Michigan — The suit names several entities and individuals, as detailed below:

• the Oxford Community School District,

• KENNETH WEAVER, Superintendent, in his official

  capacity;

• STEVEN WOLF, Principal;

• NICHOLAS EJAK,

  Dean of Students; and

• SHAWN HOPKINS, Student Counselor

And while much of the facts have been in the pubic domain —it is worth rereading because the complaint elucidates the factual background and how (assuming) unwittingly the Principal, School Counselor and other adults overlooked the warning signs.

…during class, Doe had watched a video depicting a realistic shooting. Shortly thereafter, while in his second hour class, Doe’s math teacher reported to school officials that, during class, Doe had drawn disturbing words and violent images onto a paper assignment, including: “The thoughts won’t stop. Help me . . . blood everywhere . . . My life is useless . . . The world is dead.” In the weeks leading up to November 30, 2021, Doe had demonstrated a concerning pattern of behavior, and, less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the school shooting, a teacher had observed Doe searching the internet, during class, for information about bullets.

Sidenote it’s kind of interesting that the shooter’s parents James and Jennifer Crumbley are only mentioned in passing —see Dec 3, 2021 article here, also see Dec 4, 2021 article concerning how rare prosecution of parents really is, found here

And on pages 5 and 6 the Plaintiffs argue that the School Counselor and School Principal did not follow protocol and apparently acceded to the shooter’s parents, parental fail by refusing to take their suicidal, armed child out of the School. The plaintiffs go on to argue that pursuant to School Policy, school administrators had the power to “confine” the shooter to the Counselor’s Office —but decided to allow the shooter to return to the class with a backpack that contained firearms and ammunition…

Under Oxford CSD’s formal policy, only in the presence of a “disciplinary” issue is it acceptable to either send home a student or hold a student in the confinement of the counseling office. Oxford CSD claims that, because Doe presented no such “disciplinary” issue, the only action it could take was to return Doe to class. (Emphasis added)

As you’ll note in the proceeding paragraph (on page 6 or see Scribd) it perfectly encapsulates the risk, the consequences and the missed opportunities to prevent (yet another) school shooting. However I can see and expect that the Defendants might use sovereign immunity but there’s a really big catch. According to Michigan law: No. “governmental immunity is not a valid defense to a sufficiently plead and established contract claim…” ←think torts —the specific Michigan Statue is: MCL 600.6419(1)(a) —but to be clear the statute expressly states the exclusive jurisdiction “Courts of Claims” and is silent on Federal Claims

“[t]o hear and determine all claims and demands, liquidated and unliquidated, ex contractu and ex delicto, against the state and any of its departments, commissions, boards, institutions, arms or agencies."

“…school officials acted with deliberate indifference and created and/or increased the risk of a school shooting…”

Offttah allow me to explain why that specific sentence is pretty important, in nonlegalese the plaintiffs are arguing that there are/were policies that were ignored, and that absent written policies to “detain a student” that the school administrators may have had their hands tied —however its the truncated paragraph proceeding the previous paragraph that contextualizes the potentially liability —specifically the fact neither the principal, school counselor didn’t inspect the shooters backpack or at the very minimum ask the shooter’s parents to inspect the backpack in front of them before recklessly sending the shooter back to class with a loaded gun & plenty of ammunition…the 2nd paragraph on page 7 delves into greater detail:

Also for those on social media labeling this Federal Lawsuit as a “money grab” I say this with absolutely zero respect intended: pull your gd head out and read page 8, in its entirety. This is not about money. This is about parents and students trust has been broken. And by all outward appearances the School Administrators and School District have yet to provide the students and parents reassurance that once the 2022/2023 school year commences (about ten weeks from now) the Oxford High School administrators and School district writ-large have done very little in restoring the broken trust. Again for you uniformed intellectual midgets on social media purporting this is a “big money grab” —FFS go seek immediate help for your damaged mind and soul. Or at the minimum read the full complaint before you beclown yourselves any further…here I even highlighted and redlined the important parts of page 8…

I will say paragraphs 26 thru 30 are worth pointing out specifically the invocation of “under color of law” -additionally I am purposefully not including screenshots of paragraphs 31 thru 50 because it’s graphic. Perhaps I’m unaware of previous public reporting but I can not seem to recall any repointing about the deer and bird head found on school grounds or in a school bathroom. To say reading that portion of the complaint was unnerving, that might be an understatement.

At any rate I’m indefinitely delaying my follow up article about what Congress could/should do to a past president who engaged in a deadly seditious conspiracy. Notwithstanding I felt that my readers might want to read the newly filed federal complaint against Oxford High School et al. But fair warning parts of this lawsuit are just maddening and it sort of appears that the Oxford High School Principal, Dean and Guidance Counselor really dropped the ball. This is acutely obvious when you start reading paragraphs 32 et seq

Also full disclosure I didn’t read pages 70 thru 88 primary because I’m under a time constraint but I also know where the important parts of the complaint are. Sheesh it’s almost like this is what I get paid to do…(insert dramatic eyeroll)

Now that my lunchtime is over, you’ll have excuse me, so I can get back to my actual J-O-B it’s not like those bonbons are going to eat themselves (snort) —lastly your prerequisite daily saltwater therapy

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