PONTIAC, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Oakland County Circuit Judge Mary Ellen Brennan has ruled the Oxford school district and its staff cannot be sued over the November 2021 mass shooting.

The judge dismissed Oxford Community Schools from civil lawsuits stemming from the shooting. She said the district and more than a half dozen high school employees are protected by governmental immunity.

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Among other claims, several lawsuits filed by survivors and the families of the deceased argue the school district neglected to do anything about the warning signs of then-15-year-old Ethan Crumbley.

Crumbley killed four students and injured seven others. People said the district did not listen to student concerns over Crumbley’s behavior, including disturbing class drawings and personal journal entries. On the day of the shooting, administrators met with Crumbley’s parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, over their concerns. When asked if they would take their son home for the rest of the day, his parents said “no.”

James and Jennifer Crumbley are facing charges of their own. The are charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. In addition, they are accused of buying the gun for their son he used in the shootings and not securing it.

Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty in October to murder and terrorism charges.