The Virginia mother of the 6-year-old boy accused of shooting his first grade teacher was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison for child neglect.
Okay, parent should be held responsible... but how will making parent absent from kids life improve kid's behavior? Punish them some other way. Community service, money, whatever.
I would think a parent this irresponsible would do more damage to the kid being around than not being around. The fact that she showed no remorse for what she did doesn't bode well for how she'd raise the kid.