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Politics · October 8, 2026

Shocking Bodycam Footage Reveals How Bad Public Schools Are Now

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Newly released body camera footage from January 2023 shows the aftermath of a six-year-old student shooting his teacher, Abby Zwerner, at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia. The footage depicts the child using profanity toward police and a school employee while admitting he took his mother's firearm. The boy's mother, Deja Taylor, was sentenced to prison on state and federal charges, while a judge recently dismissed neglect charges against the school's former assistant principal, Ebony Parker. Zwerner was awarded $10 million in a civil lawsuit after evidence showed administrators were warned multiple times about a potential weapon on the day of the shooting.

Newly released body camera footage from January 2023 shows the aftermath of a six-year-old student shooting his teacher, Abby Zwerner, at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia. The footage depicts the child using profanity toward police and a school employee while admitting he took his mother's firearm. The boy's mother, Deja Taylor, was sentenced to prison on state and federal charges, while a judge recently dismissed neglect charges against the school's former assistant principal, Ebony Parker. Zwerner was awarded $10 million in a civil lawsuit after evidence showed administrators were warned multiple times about a potential weapon on the day of the shooting.