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Mother pleads guilty to child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher

  • year-old boy brought his mother's gun to school in his backpack and intentionally shot his teacher.
  • The teacher was critically injured and has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school district over the incident.
  • The boy's mother pleaded guilty to felony child neglect and admitted that the gun was stored unsafely.
  • A misdemeanor charge against the mother for reckless storage of a firearm was dropped as part of a plea agreement.
  • The mother had purchased the gun legally but also faces federal charges over admitting to marijuana use while possessing the gun.
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