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| Mother of 6-year-old who allegedly shot his teacher Abby Zwerner breaks her silence | |
| 2023-05-11 | |
| [NYPOST] The mother of the 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot his elementary school teacher Abby Zwerner said her son "really liked" the educator — but "felt like he was being ignored" in the days before the incident. Deja Taylor, who is charged with felony child neglect and recklessly leaving a firearm so as to endanger a child, appeared Wednesday on ABC’s "Good Morning America" to discuss the case. "I am, as a parent, obviously willing to take responsibility for him because he can’t take responsibility for himself," Taylor told ABC News, adding that her son’s actions can be tied to his ADHD diagnosis.
Taylor said her son "actually really liked" 25-year-old teacher Zwerner but that during the week of the Jan. 6 shooting, "he felt like he was being ignored." Zwerner has filed a $40 million lawsuit that accuses school officials of repeatedly ignoring warning signs that the youngster had a gun at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. Related: Abby Zwerner: 2023-01-14 Virginia school administrators knew boy possibly had gun before shooting teacher: superintendent Abby Zwerner: 2023-01-10 Student, 6, stole mom's gun from home and put it in backpack before shooting his TEACHER during class: Child shot single bullet through woman's hand and CHEST - and boy is now being detained in medical facility Abby Zwerner: 2023-01-09 'She was going to confiscate it, and that's when he shot': Parent describes moment teacher, 25, was deliberately shot by six-year-old boy in Virginia classroom - child unlikely to ever be charged with a crime | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Can we ask where his father is in all of this? He has two parents, and the mother is being charged with felony child neglect, so there is much more to this story? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-05-11 14:59 |
| #8 "He’s off the wall — doesn’t sit still, ever," Isn't that the definition of being a kid? |
| Posted by: mossomo 2023-05-11 13:00 |
| #7 "I am, as a parent, obviously willing to take responsibility for him" Apparently not, Actions speak louder than words. |
| Posted by: Tom 2023-05-11 12:51 |
| #6 Being diagnosed as ADHD does not imply that one cannot recognize a system that only seeks to punish. That has been the reality for boys in PS for at least 2 decades. Universities offer only continued punishment, but with an LE twist! There is an intelligent design to this. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2023-05-11 11:53 |
| #5 "But she was givin' out homework..." |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-05-11 10:32 |
| #4 Teacher has danger face like the type to tell the kid he is a girl, so I'm going with all losers here. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-05-11 10:26 |
| #3 A good interview question might have been: “Did you routinely leave your gun lying on the coffee table?” Or: “Is there a chance that you might die is a hail of bullets, if you put your son in timeout?” |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-05-11 08:11 |
| #2 Second Michigan school district bans backpacks after 3rd-grader found with loaded gun: 'a drastic step' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-05-11 08:06 |
| #1 More criminal is the real victim bullshit. |
| Posted by: Lowspark 2023-05-11 07:49 |