Sandy Hook Shooting Victims Families Sue Newtown, Board of Education

At least two families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have sued the Town of Newtown and the Board of Education.

Family members of Noah Pozner and Jesse Lewis gave the lawsuit to a state marshal on Dec.14, the last day possible for them to file a wrongful death claim, according to the Hartford Courant.

The suit alleges that the town and Board of Education was negligent in not ensuring a more secure entrance to the school. The suit also claims that security staff should have been present in the school parking lot.

Town Attorney David Grogins did not immediately return a phone call from a Patch editor Monday afternoon. In December he told the New Haven Register any suit alleging negligence on the town or school system’s part would be difficult to prove.

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Six adults and 20 children were shot and killed in the attack that took place on Dec. 14, 2012.

It also alleges that substitute teacher Lauren Rousseau was unable to lock a door because she wasn’t provided a key.

A lawsuit was previously filed by nine Sandy Hook Elementary School families against the manufacturer of the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, a firearm distributor and a firearm seller where the Lanza AR-15 was purchased.

Read the full Courant report here.

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