Thurgood Marshall Elementary is a public school located in Chesapeake, VA, which is in a large suburb setting. The student population of Thurgood Marshall Elementary is 436 and the school serves PK-5.

Seahawks safety Tedric Thompson, joined by Blitz and the Seahawks Dancers, visited Thurgood Marshall Elementary School to ‘tackle reading’ for Read Across America Day.

No one was hurt. Thurgood Marshall Elementary School was placed on lockdown for a little more than an hour until police declare the area safe.

At Thurgood Marshall Elementary, 43% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 51% scored at or above that level for reading. The school’s minority student enrollment is 71%.