The secrecy surrounding the motives of The Covenant School shooter is spurring legislation and speculation that could make Tennessee gun laws worse.
Joe Ingle
Guest Columnist
The Tennessean recently published stories about the impact of The Covenant School murders. It was a painful, powerful and heartbreaking account shared by those involved. Our hearts go out to the victims of such trauma.
Now that we have a public recounting of the emotional carnage and the dialogue of loss, grief and trauma in the public arena, perhaps it is time Covenant School drops its opposition to the release of the police investigation of the crime.
The school’s legal position stands in decided contrast to the public sharing of the trauma of the shooting victims’ families. On the one hand, there is a public discussion in The Tennessean about the experiences of the people most affected by the shootings. On the other hand, there is opposition by the school to the release of the police investigation into the matter, which police claim is still ongoing nearly a year later. The Tennessee Public Records Act (TPRA) mandates the release of public records with some exceptions. .