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TN Court of Appeals Rules Covenant School, Church and Parents Can Intervene in Lawsuit Over Shooter’s Writings

Dec 4, 2023 | 7:05 PM

The Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church and parents of children at the school can intervene in the legal fight to obtain records related to the mass shooting that claimed the lives of three children and three adults at school on March 27, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled.

According to the Tennessee Lookout, the ruling allows the school, church and families, who oppose the release of the shooter’s writings and other records, to remain active parties in an ongoing public records lawsuit in Davidson County Chancery Court brought by two news organizations, a state senator and a gun-rights group who argued the records belong to the public.

(See the complete story by Anita Wadhwani at https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/court-of-appeals-rules-covenant-school-parents-have-right-to-intervene-in-legal-battle-over-shooters-writings/ )