Nashville Covenant School shooter's unredacted manifesto given to judge ahead of public hearing: report

A judge in Nashville has received the unredacted manifesto of Covenant School shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale following several lawsuits demanding its release to the public, according to a local report.

Attorneys representing the city delivered the unredacted writings and a second version with proposed redactions to the Davidson County Chancellor’s chambers for review on Friday, FOX17 Nashville reported.

The release of the journals has been debated since the March 27 mass shooting in which Hale killed three 9-year-old children and three adults with two semi-automatic rifles and a handgun before being shot and killed by responding police officers. 

With no motive known, some believe Hale’s writings will help to understand why she carried out the deadly shooting. Others say there should be less focus on the manifesto and more on gun reform, while some believe the writings could create a "blueprint" for copycats.

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A county judge and city attorneys will hold a status conference on Thursday ahead of a June public hearing in which members of the public can express concerns over the release of the writings, the station reported.

Calls for authorities to release what Hale left behind have grown in the weeks since the shootings.

In April, Nashville police confirmed to Fox News Digital that they would release the manifesto recovered from the car of Hale, a 28-year-old transgender former student. 

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The release, however, was delayed with the police department blaming pending litigation for the holdup.

"Due to pending litigation filed this week, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has been advised by counsel to hold in abeyance the release of records related to the shooting at The Covenant School pending orders or direction of the court," the department tweeted May 3. 

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Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake previously said investigators had not immediately determined a motive, but that they believed Hale had specifically targeted the Christian school and its affiliated church. 

Fox News’s Greg Norman and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.

Virginia student charged with alleged sexual assault, rape of two classmates

A student in Falls Church, Virginia, was arrested and charged after allegedly sexually assaulting and raping two female classmates outside of school hours in separate incidents.

One of the incidents occurred in March at the Falls Church City Public Schools Secondary Campus after school. This campus consists of Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School and Meridian High School.

The City of Falls Church Police Department told Fox 5 DC that this assault has been under investigation for two months.

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In conducting the investigation, police uncovered probable cause that the alleged attacker had also sexually assaulted another girl off campus and outside of school hours about a month before the first incident.

The accused student has been formally charged with aggravated sexual assault and rape, according to police.

Falls Church City Public Schools said the accused student was expelled and has been barred from returning to campus.

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"This is a terrible situation, and now is the time to wrap services and support around the victims, their families, and our community," Superintendent Peter Noonan said in a letter to families. "Because this is an ongoing legal matter, I cannot comment; however, the safety and security of our schools is the top priority."

The school district said counselors are available for students who need additional support.

Ages and other details about the students involved in the incidents are being withheld as police investigate.