The teenager accused of the Georgia high school shooting was enrolled two weeks late and was often absent – ​​WABE

The late enrollment and absence from class show that the boy's life may have been troubled. His mother, Marcee Gray, said she and other relatives on her side had sought help from the school in the week before the shooting to get mental health treatment for her son.

The new information came as Barrow County school officials announced plans to reopen Apalachee High School beginning the week of Sept. 23. In a joint video with Superintendent Dallas LeDuff, Apalachee Principal Jessica Rehberg promised a “thoughtful, phased return to school” but said plans could be adjusted as the system “prioritizes the well-being and comfort of every student as we move forward together.”

“We are working to ensure we have the right systems and resources in place,” Rehberg said. “We also want to make sure we have the right mental health support on our campus, have space available for relocated classes, and have thought through every detail of your return, including schedule, transportation, curriculum, and classroom materials.”

For the district's other students, school began again on Tuesday. LeDuff said more than 90% have returned.

Colt Gray is charged as an adult with four counts of murder, and District Attorney Brad Smith has said he will likely face additional charges in connection with the wounded. Authorities have also filed charges against his father, Colin Gray, alleging he gave his son access to the gun even though he knew or should have known the teenager posed a danger to himself and others.

Here is a timeline of events before, during and after the attack, based on statements from authorities and reports from The Associated Press and other news media:

August 1 – School starts in Barrow County.

August 14 – Colt Gray attends Apalachee High School. Investigators say he was absent for nine more days before the shooting.

September 4, 8:15 a.m. – First period begins. Officials have not said what class Gray was scheduled for or if he attended. Officials said he rode the school bus to Apalachee High School and had a semi-automatic assault rifle hidden in his backpack. Investigators say Gray also had a knife.

September 4, 9:38 a.m. – The first period is over. Students have seven minutes to move on to the next class.

September 4, 9:45 a.m. – Second period begins. Student Lyela Sayarath said she saw Gray briefly in algebra class, where the two were sitting next to each other. Investigators say Gray left the classroom and asked to speak to someone in the vestibule, but instead he took his backpack with the gun inside and hid in a bathroom.

September 4, 9:50 a.m. – Marcee Gray, Colt's mother, calls the high school from 200 miles away in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to report her son was having an “extreme emergency” after receiving a text message from Colt saying “I'm sorry.” Marcee Gray said a teacher told her that one of Colt Gray's teachers had sent an email that morning claiming to have talked about school shootings. Marcee Gray said she urged them to find her son and check on him.

Sept. 4, 9:45 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. – An administrator comes into the algebra classroom looking for a student with the same last name and a similar first name as Colt Gray, Sayarath and Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said. When the other student returns, he tells Sayarath that the administrator was actually looking for Colt Gray. Meanwhile, the teacher is called over the intercom, Sayarath said.

Sept. 4, about 10:20 a.m. – Colt Gray approaches the algebra classroom door. When the intercom buzzes again, the teacher responds, “Oh, he's here,” when he sees Gray outside the classroom door, Sayarath said. As students move to open the door, which automatically locks from the inside when it's closed, they back away, Sayarath said. She said she saw Gray turn away through the window in the door and then heard 10 or 15 consecutive gunshots. People are shot in the hallway and in at least one classroom, while others run for their lives in the halls. According to some students, the three teachers who were shot are trying to protect the students.

September 4, 10:23 a.m. – After several staff members press wireless panic buttons in their employee badges, the school is locked down and a massive police response begins. Students from other classrooms who hear the gunshots begin texting and calling their parents and others.

September 4, 10:26 a.m. – Two Apalachee High School security officers approach Gray in the hallway, according to GBI Director Chris Hosey. Gray immediately surrenders and is taken into custody.

September 4, around 11 a.m. – Police officers begin searching the home of Colin and Colt Gray. At the school, officers go from classroom to classroom, initially looking for other injured people or other shooters. Later, officers evacuate students to the football field as hundreds of parents rush to the campus.

September 4, approximately 1 p.m. – The school begins handing over students to their parents so they can take them home.

September 5 – Colin Gray is charged with four counts of manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of child abuse. Officials say Colin Gray gave Gray access to the assault rifle even though Gray knew his son was a danger to himself or others.

September 6 – Colt and Colin Gray make their first court appearance in Winder. Neither requests that the judge set bail. Colt Gray remains in a juvenile detention center while Colin Gray is in the Barrow County Jail.

Sept. 10 – The 13,000 students at other schools in the Barrow County School District are returning to class. Officials said Apalachee's 1,900 students will return the week of Sept. 23.

September 11 – Colin Gray's lawyers ask a judge to order that he be housed separately from other inmates in the Barrow County Jail for his safety, citing “incalculable” threats of violence or murder against him.