Well when you do nothing about the antecedent, this could happen

[theking]

Hope she wins:

eacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit against school administrators for lack of action leading up to shooting

The first-grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in her Newport News, Virginia, classroom earlier this year filed a lawsuit against school administrators and the school board Monday alleging they were aware of the student’s “history of random violence” and did not act proactively amid concerns over a firearm in the boy’s possession the day of the shooting, according to the lawsuit obtained by CNN.

In the lawsuit, which seeks $40 million in compensatory damages, an attorney for teacher Abigail Zwerner, 25, alleges school staff and administrators at Richneck Elementary School were aware that the child was violent at home and his parents refused to place him in special education classrooms.

The suit also alleges the school’s assistant principal ignored concerns and warning signs flagged by several teachers and staff members, including that the 6-year-old may have had a firearm in his possession in the hours leading up to the January 6 shooting, which left Zwerner hospitalized after a bullet went through her hand and into her chest.

Assistant Principal Ebony Parker, a defendant in the lawsuit, ignored “at least three separate warnings from teachers and staff that students had seen the firearm” and that the student had “removed an object that was likely a firearm from his backpack before it was searched,” the complaint filed in Virginia Circuit Court for the City of Newport News states.

Upon being told by a school staff member that the student had tak

[DuMa]

Sure beats my record.  In narleans, I was robbed by gunpoint by a 10 years old kaydoo kid.  I was also that young.  This is the reason why we moved to california. 

$40 mil sounds about right.  It is like this.  If I have $40 mil, who wants to volunteer for me to shoot you and if you die then you die but if you live, I'll give you that $40 mil.  This stupid game here comes with stupid prizes. 

[theking]

Sad and unfortunate because that kid has a high chance of continuing to be another one of societal problems that we all will have to pay for  :

6-year-old boy who shot teacher later boasted about it, affidavit says

A 6-year-old who shot his teacher in January later boasted in a conversation with a school employee that “I shot that b[ ] dead,” according to unsealed redacted search warrants.

The documents obtained from CNN affiliate WTKR describe what happened after first grade teacher Abigail Zwerner was shot on January 6 at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.

“I did it,” the boy told school officials, according to police in an affidavit. “I got my mom’s gun last night.”

Unsealed records of Zwerner’s statement to police at the hospital said that when the boy drew the weapon from his pocket and pointed it at her, she asked, “What are you doing with that?”

CNN has cleared this photograph of Abby Zwerner, the Newport News elementary school teacher injured after being shot by a 6-year-old student on Friday. Zwerner is currently listed in stable condition at an area hospital, according to a release Saturday afternoon from Newport News police.
Lawyers of Virginia teacher shot by 1st grader criticize motion to dismiss $40 million lawsuit
Zwerner told authorities the boy paused, “then fired one shot that struck Zwerner in her left hand and upper torso,” the affidavit obtained by affiliate WTKR said. Zwerner fled the classroom to the school office, according to the affidavit.

The teacher suffered gunshot wounds to her hand and chest but survived.

A lawyer for the child’s family told CNN Tuesday, “The child had extreme emotional issues, and we are all working to see that he improves every day.”

James Ellenson, the attorney, also said the child is in therapy and has shown improvement. Representative s for the family had previously said the student suffers from an “acute disability.”

The documents also included more information about a previous incident in kindergarten where the same child apparently choked a different teacher.

Deja Taylor arrives with attorney James Ellenson, left, to the Newport News Sheriffs Office in Newport News, Virginia, on April 13, 2023, to turn herself in. Taylor is the mother of the 6-year-old first grader who shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6. Taylor was charged with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of recklessly leaving a firearm so as to endanger a child.
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Authorities spoke to that teacher, who described that the student “walked behind her while she was sitting in her chair and placed both of his arms around her neck pulling down, choking her to the point she could not breathe,” according to the documents.

A teacher’s assistant forcibly removed the student from the classroom, according to the documents.

Police said they worked to obtain limited school records pertaining to the child from Child Protective Services, records on the choking incident, and other information, but those records were not readily provided by Newport News Public Schools.

Newport News Public Schools, in a statement Tuesday, said: “Since the tragedy at Richneck Elementary School in January, Newport News Public Schools has worked cooperatively with the Newport News Police Department and other authorities in support of the investigation. While the school division cannot comment on legal actions, NNPS remains committed to ensuring the well-being and care of all students and staff.

The mother of the student pleaded guilty to federal gun charges in connection with the incident as part of a plea deal, and will be sentenced in October.

Deja Taylor will plead guilty to a state charge of child neglect on August 15, Ellenson told CNN.

A state charge for recklessly handling a firearm will be dropped at the time of the plea, according to Ellenson. “The cap for sentencing on the child neglect charge is six months,” the attorney said.

Sentencing on the federal charges will be October 18. A separate sentencing on the state charge will take place October 27.