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Mother of 6-year-old Virginia school shooter discusses son's ADHD in GMA interview
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Mother of 6-year-old Virginia school shooter discusses son's ADHD in GMA interview

The mother of the 6-year-old boy who shot his first-grade teacher in Newport News spoke out for the first time in an exclusive interview. She said her son’s actions can be linked to him having ADHD. The child's mother was indicted by a grand jury and charged with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. The child's family said he suffers from an “acute disability and was under a care plan at the school that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day.” The child's grandfather now has legal custody.

Mother of 6-year-old Virginia school shooter faces bench trial.
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Mother of 6-year-old Virginia school shooter faces bench trial.

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Newport News, Virginia, elementary school has been granted a bench trial, instead of a jury trial, and it’s scheduled to begin August 15. Deja Taylor faces charges of child neglect and recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. Her attorney plans to cite her several miscarriages, an ectopic pregnancy in January 2022, and post-partum depression as “mitigating factors.” The boy is not being criminally charged.

Virginia mother indicted for 6-year-old's school shooting.
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Virginia mother indicted for 6-year-old's school shooting.

The mother of the 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary in Newport News has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. The Commonwealth's Attorney has also petitioned for a special grand jury to investigate security issues at the school that may have contributed to the shooting. The child is not expected to face charges. The teacher who survived the shooting has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school district, alleging gross negligence and reckless breach of duty.