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Georgia School Shooting Sparks Debate Over Missed Warnings and Parental Responsibility

Mother of accused shooter alerted school to son's crisis before attack; father faces charges for providing weapon.

  • Four people, including two students and two teachers, were killed in the Apalachee High School shooting.
  • The suspect's mother warned school officials of an 'extreme emergency' involving her son shortly before the incident.
  • The shooter's father is charged with second-degree murder for giving his son the AR-15-style rifle used in the attack.
  • Family members reveal the suspect had expressed suicidal and homicidal thoughts prior to the shooting.
  • Authorities investigate whether the school could have prevented the tragedy given the prior warnings.
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