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A special grand jury in Virginia has indicted the former assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School on child neglect charges, citing her “shocking” inaction after hearing reports that a 6-year-old student had a gun before the boy shot his teacher in a classroom on Jan. 6, 2023.

A special grand jury in Virginia has indicted the former assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School on child neglect charges, citing her “shocking” inaction after hearing reports that a 6-year-old student had a gun before the boy shot his teacher in a classroom on Jan. 6, 2023.

A special grand jury in Virginia has indicted the former assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School on child neglect charges, citing her “shocking” inaction after hearing reports that a 6-year-old student had a gun before the boy shot his teacher in a classroom on Jan. 6, 2023.

A special grand jury in Virginia has indicted the former assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School on child neglect charges, citing her “shocking” inaction after hearing reports that a 6-year-old student had a gun before the boy shot his teacher in a classroom on Jan. 6, 2023.

The gun a 6-year-old student used to shoot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School early last year jammed after he fired the first round, according to a new report from a special grand jury in Newport News.

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A Virginia teacher who was shot last year by her 6-year-old student said she still thinks about her students and worries about them, according to local media.

A Virginia teacher who was shot last year by her 6-year-old student said she still thinks about her students and worries about them, according to local media.

Amy Kovac, a reading specialist at Richneck Elementary School, said she rushed inside Abby Zwerner's classroom when she heard gunshots on Jan. 6, 2023.

Deja Taylor has now been sentenced twice for the classroom shooting, which stunned the nation and shook the city of Newport News.