NASHVILLE (AP) — The parents of children killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville are fighting to keep police investigative records a secret, even after many documents were leaked to a conservative media outlet.

In a Tennessee appeals court on Thursday, attorneys for the parents and The Covenant School will defend a lower court ruling that determined the shooter's writings and other documents are protected by federal copyright law and cannot be released under the Tennessee Public Records Act.

FBI releases 112 pages of Covenant school shooter's notes

The shooting in March of 2023 claimed the lives of three 9-year-old students and three adults.

The Covenant parents also argued that releasing the documents would be traumatic for the families and could in

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