Relatives of Antioch High School shooting victim Josselin Corea Escalante advocate for gun reform at the Tennessee General Assembly Jan. 27. Photo: Hamilton Matthew Masters

The Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education has approved a $300,000 settlement for the family of the student killed in a shooting at Antioch High School in January.

The family of Josselin Corea Escalante, the 16-year-old killed in the Jan. 22 shooting , filed the lawsuit in July , alleging MNPS and Metro Nashville failed to protect students from harm and should have taken steps to create a safer than otherwise environment for students.

The family claimed MNPS was negligent due to the shooter’s history of violent behavior, noted in documents made public via a new state law that allows courts to rel

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