6-year-old boy shot at his teacher: his mother accused

US police have filed a criminal complaint against Deja Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot and seriously injured his teacher in Virginia last January. The 25-year-old suspect is accused of being negligent towards his son, and of irresponsibly hiding a gun that he bought legally and that the boy could easily find and use. The woman faces up to 6 years in prison.

In addition, a grand jury will be convened to continue the investigation and to address the “security issues” raised by the incident, regarding the potential liability of school leaders who will not act when the incident occurs, or even before the incident. It was learned that the boy brought a gun while shooting. “The safety of Newport News students is of the utmost importance, a special grand jury will investigate to determine if further charges need to be decided,” said prosecutor Howard Gwynn.

Abigail Zwerner, the teacher of Richneck Elementary School, who injured the child, sued the school, demanding $40 million in damages, accusing the former principal, former vice principal and former school superintendent of failing to intervene despite being reported repeatedly. situations where the child has a gun and threatens the teacher.

Source: Today IT

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