Star Tribune Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:49:53 GMT
Consultant sued over Red Lake shootings
Families and former school employees say the firm's crisis management plan didn't work. The families of people killed or injured in the 2005 Red Lake shootings are suing a Bloomington-based environmental consulting firm that sold the school district a crisis management plan. Lawyers for the nearly two dozen families said Tuesday that MacNeil Environmental Inc. failed to create a safe school environment and to properly train students, staff and law enforcement about what to do in a crisis situation. They claim that the Red Lake district gave MacNeil thousands of dollars in taxpayers' money to prepare for emergencies such as the March 21, 2005, shootings that left 10 dead -- including the teenage gunman. "MacNeil sold a security plan that didn't work," said Elliot Olsen, a Minneapolis attorney who represents Steve Cobenais, one of the most severely injured students. "We intend to show that had MacNeil done its job, these deaths and injuries would have been prevented."
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