Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Is Sentenced to Two Years

The mother of the 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher earlier this year was sentenced to two years in a Virginia prison for child neglect.

A judge in Newport News Circuit Court on Friday sentenced 26-year-old Deja Taylor in connection with actions prosecutors said enabled the shooting. Her son took her gun to school and fired one shot at his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, in January. The shooting drew national attention and raised questions about gun violence in schools.