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March 15, 2018

California High School Students Injured by Teacher with Gun
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In Northern California, three students were injured Tuesday when a
teacher trained in the use of firearms accidentally fired a bullet from
his gun in a classroom at Seaside High School, near Monterey. Dennis
Alexander-who also serves as a city councilmember and a reserve police
officer-was teaching a lesson on gun safety when his pistol discharged.
The bullet struck the classroom's ceiling, ejecting shrapnel that lodged
in a 17-year-old's neck; two other students were injured by falling
debris. The incident came as President Trump and the NRA are pushing to
arm teachers and school staff nationwide in the wake of the Parkland
high school massacre.


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