Mother of six-year-old who shot Virginia teacher pleads guilty to child neglect

Legal case against Deja Taylor seeks accountability for January shooting, including teacher's $40m lawsuit against the school

The mother of a six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven months after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator in a classroom full of students.

Prosecutors agreed to drop a misdemeanor charge of reckless storage of a firearm against Deja Taylor. As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors said they will not seek a sentence that is longer than state sentencing guidelines, which call for six months in jail or prison.