Tennessee judge: "Parents at school can try to keep shooter's writings secret"

by TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press

Sat, May 27th 2023, 3:00 PM UTC

$FILE - Sarah Tuck, of Lebanon, Tenn., prays with her daughter Emmalin Sweeney, 10, during a community vigil held for the people killed during the Covenant School shooting on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror in a deadly loop roughly once a week so far this year. The bloodshed overall represents just a fraction of the deadly violence that occurs in the U.S. annually. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP, File)$

Curtis McDowell, who lives near Covenant School, walks away after placing flowers outside of the school's entrance in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, March 27, 2023. Multiple children and adults were killed during the school shooting. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)

A balloon with names of the victims is seen at a memorial at the entrance to The Covenant School on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

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FILE - Sarah Tuck, of Lebanon, Tenn., prays with her daughter Emmalin Sweeney, 10, during a community vigil held for the people killed during the Covenant School shooting on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror in a deadly loop roughly once a week so far this year. The bloodshed overall represents just a fraction of the deadly violence that occurs in the U.S. annually. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP, File)

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