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.