Teacher shot at Newport News elementary school

[Anonymous]

I wonder how many other violent kids the shooter's sperm donor has created: https://www.wavy.com/news/investigative/court-docs-father-of-richneck-shooter-assaulted-two-women-including-boys-mother/

[Anonymous]

I missed some of these details, he's in another school? And had completed very little of pre-k or k yet was placed in 1st grade?

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/mother-6-year-old-shot-virginia-teacher-son-adhd-99167863

It's the mother's grandfather, the child's great-grandfather, who has custody.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many other violent kids the shooter's sperm donor has created: https://www.wavy.com/news/investigative/court-docs-father-of-richneck-shooter-assaulted-two-women-including-boys-mother/

This case honestly just makes me so sad.

That child never had a chance.

[Anonymous]

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"In the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom last January, the boy made statements including “I shot that (expletive) dead,” and “I did it. I got my mom’s gun last night,”

This kid is headed for a life of crime.

He needs to be removed from the home and put in some kind of military school. Yes, even at 6 years old.

No, not military school. Berating these kids and making them feel like crap for behaviors beyond their control is not the solution. The kid needs intensive, significant, compassionate 24x7 residential treatment with skilled therapists that specialize in young children.

And this exists for 6 year olds where?

This is the one in MD

https://cc-md.org/programs/st-vincents-villa/

Kidlink is in Va
https://kidlinknetwork.com/our-virginia-locations/

And if the family has military ties

https://www.barryrobinson.org

I was thinking Charterhouse in Richmond VA

My friend works there and this does seem like a good option but I’m not sure for residential if they take 6 yr olds. They do take wards of the state (older).

[Anonymous]

She pleaded guilty: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/15/richneck-elementary-shooting-guilty-plea/

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot a teacher at Virginia’s Richneck Elementary School in January pleaded guilty to felony child neglect Tuesday as part of a deal with prosecutors to resolve a state case against her related to the incident.

Deja Taylor, 26, owned the gun her son used to shoot first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner at the Newport News school, and admitted as part of her plea it was stored in such a way that the boy could access it.

Prosecutors agreed to drop a second misdemeanor charge of storing a gun in such a way that a child could gain access to it under the terms of the deal. Taylor faces up to six months in prison at her sentencing, which is scheduled for Oct. 27.

The details of her drug use and life of addiction are jarring and depressing:

A search of Taylor’s residences and car turned up large amounts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after the shooting, and police officers found a digital scale, pills and marijuana in her car when she was stopped for speeding in 2021, according to court documents in the federal case. Taylor denied any knowledge of the drugs in her car.

Gwynn has said the 6-year-old will not be charged with a crime because of his age. Police have not released a motive for the shooting, but it occurred two days after he was suspended from school for smashing Zwerner’s phone. The boy is now living with his grandfather and receiving therapy. He is attending a different school.

Look at how marijuana has absolutely ruined this lady's life? Why are we legalizing a substance that is this destructive?

[Anonymous]

Can you imagine working at his new school? Or being a parent of a child in his class?

I believe he is actually living with his great grandfather?

[Anonymous]

The grandfather said:

"I just don't think the constant negativity [from] my community is allowing this to boil over," he said. Deja Taylor, he said, should not be absolved for her actions, but deserves to be looked at "as a human being who made a mistake."

[Anonymous]

It is the mother's grandfather, the boy's great grandfather.

https://wtop.com/virginia/2023/08/mother-expected-to-plead-guilty-after-her-6-year-old-son-used-her-gun-to-shoot-his-virginia-teacher/

The boy was likely drug and alcohol exposed in utero and has been exposed to a lot of marijuana smoke since birth. FAS tracks with impulsivity and violent behavior.

https://fasdsocalnetwork.org/anger-and-violence/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The grandfather said:

"I just don't think the constant negativity [from] my community is allowing this to boil over," he said. Deja Taylor, he said, should not be absolved for her actions, but deserves to be looked at "as a human being who made a mistake."

Well, we can see where she got her lax parenting from.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is the mother's grandfather, the boy's great grandfather.

https://wtop.com/virginia/2023/08/mother-expected-to-plead-guilty-after-her-6-year-old-son-used-her-gun-to-shoot-his-virginia-teacher/

The boy was likely drug and alcohol exposed in utero and has been exposed to a lot of marijuana smoke since birth. FAS tracks with impulsivity and violent behavior.

https://fasdsocalnetwork.org/anger-and-violence/

They said the boy had access to marijuana edibles too since he was four:

Taylor's son, who was 4 at the time, was in the vehicle with her and was sitting "directly next to … several marijuana edibles that looked like rice treats,” court documents allege. The vehicle, Taylor's purse and a backpack of another person in the car were also searched and allegedly contained more marijuana products, pills, and digital scales.

SOURCE: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/12/deja-taylor-pleads-guilty-gun-crimes/70312544007/

So yeah, this little boy has been consuming marijuana, either directly or indirectly, in some form or fashion for a while. That probably has lead to his mental health problems along with the domestic violence he observed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is the mother's grandfather, the boy's great grandfather.

https://wtop.com/virginia/2023/08/mother-expected-to-plead-guilty-after-her-6-year-old-son-used-her-gun-to-shoot-his-virginia-teacher/

The boy was likely drug and alcohol exposed in utero and has been exposed to a lot of marijuana smoke since birth. FAS tracks with impulsivity and violent behavior.

https://fasdsocalnetwork.org/anger-and-violence/

They said the boy had access to marijuana edibles too since he was four:

Taylor's son, who was 4 at the time, was in the vehicle with her and was sitting "directly next to … several marijuana edibles that looked like rice treats,” court documents allege. The vehicle, Taylor's purse and a backpack of another person in the car were also searched and allegedly contained more marijuana products, pills, and digital scales.

SOURCE: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/12/deja-taylor-pleads-guilty-gun-crimes/70312544007/

So yeah, this little boy has been consuming marijuana, either directly or indirectly, in some form or fashion for a while. That probably has lead to his mental health problems along with the domestic violence he observed.

I don't think they were legal (in VA) then...

[Anonymous]

I cannot believe he is enrolled at another school. Hell to the no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe he is enrolled at another school. Hell to the no.

He's a child. Children go to school. That's what they do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe he is enrolled at another school. Hell to the no.

I am 100% sure he is enrolled in a therapeutic school, likely within a psychiatric facility or juvenile detention facility for children. They cannot disclose this due to privacy issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe he is enrolled at another school. Hell to the no.

He's a child. Children go to school. That's what they do.

Children who shoot teachers should be homeschooled, if they’re too young to be in school in juvenile hall.