US school principal shot by student

A STUDENT walked into a rural American school with a gun yesterday and shot the principal several times before he was taken into custody. All the children were reported safe.

John Klang, principal at Weston Schools, was in critical condition when he was taken by helicopter from Reedsburg Area Medical Centre to UW Hospitals in Madison, hospital spokespeople said.

The student walked into the school at about 8am local time and shots were fired as people tried to get him under control, Melissa Nigh, the K-12 school’s dean of students, said in an interview on MSNBC.