Remington seeks school records of several slain Sandy Hook children

The gunmaker being sued by nine families of the Sandy Hook victims has subpoenaed academic records of five children who died during the school massacre in 2012, The News-Times reported.

Remington has asked for attendance lists, report cards and other documents of the children, TIME reported. The News-Times noted that the gunmaker also subpoenaed school records from four deceased educators.

A motion to seal the records sought by Remington was filed on Thursday by an attorney representing the victims’ families, Josh Koskoff, according to TIME. 

“We have no explanation for why Remington subpoenaed the Newtown Public School District to obtain the kindergarten and first grade academic, attendance and disciplinary records of these five school children,” Koskoff said, according to The News-Times.

“The records cannot possibly excuse Remington’s egregious marketing conduct, or be of any assistance in estimating the catastrophic damages in this case. The only relevant part of their attendance records is that they were at their desks on December 14, 2012,” he continued.

The Hill has reached out to an attorney for Remington.

The December 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. left 20 children and six adults dead after a 20-year-old man entered the school with a Remington Bushmaster XM-15 rifle. The families of the victims are suing Remington for their marketing practices, which they allege were geared toward civilians.

However, Remington has argued that the gunman — and not the company — is responsible for the death of 26 victims, arguing the gun used at Sandy Hook was lawfully sold to the mother of the gunman.

Still, the Supreme Court declined to take up a 2019 appeal by Remington after the Connecticut Supreme Court allowed a lawsuit against the gun manufacturer to continue.

Remington has offered $33 million — $3.66 million to each plaintiff — to settle their lawsuit. The News-Times reported that the families have not yet indicated whether they will accept the deal.