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Miami-Area Father Charged After He ‘Accidentally Placed’ Loaded Gun In Child’s Backpack

<p>A father in Lauderdale Lakes&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;two-fl-girls-12-and-14-drove-400-miles-for-alleged-online-meet&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;z78ddw&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MjkzNjg1MTMxLjE2ODI0NjAyMjg&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MjQ2MDIyNy4xLjEuMTY4MjQ2MDIzMi4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Florida<&sol;a>&comma; is facing charges after unknowingly sending his child to school with a loaded gun&period; According to <em>WPLG Local 10<&sol;em>&comma; Park Lakes Elementary School security <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;local10&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;25&sol;loaded-gun-in-students-backpack-prompts-lockdown-at-broward-elementary-school&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">staff discovered<&sol;a> the firearm early Tuesday &lpar;April 25&rpar; morning&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Immediately&comma; the institution went into lockdown&period; Principal Rhonda Parris released a statement shortly afterward and noted that the incident &&num;8220&semi;did not involve any threats toward our school&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;This morning&comma; our security team safely confiscated a loaded weapon that was found inside a student’s backpack&period; I want to assure you this situation did not involve any threats toward our school and all students are safe&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Broward Sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s Office spokesperson <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;bso&lowbar;gerdy&quest;lang&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Gerdy St&period; Louis<&sol;a> also commented on the matter&comma; noting that authorities &&num;8220&semi;made contact&&num;8221&semi; with the child&&num;8217&semi;s father&period; According to St&period; Louis&comma; the father claimed to have &&num;8220&semi;accidentally placed the weapon in the wrong bag&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Deputies made contact with the student and the child&&num;8217&semi;s father&comma; who stated he accidentally placed the weapon in the wrong bag&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>She added&comma; &&num;8220&semi;The weapon was confiscated&comma; and the father is being charged accordingly&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Later&comma; the parent was identified as <strong>Rasheed Anderson<&sol;strong>&comma; 34&comma; and charged with unsafely storing a firearm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">A Virginia Child Recently Shot His Teacher After Taking A Gun To School<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>This situation in South Florida may remind readers of another matter in Newport News&comma; Virginia&period; As <em>The Shade Room <&sol;em>reported&comma; a teacher named <strong>Abby Zwerner<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;virginia-teacher-in-stable-condition-after-being-struck-by-6-year-old-student-while-attempting-to-confiscate-firearm&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;6vbr7u&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;NTQ0Mzg3Mzc3LjE2ODI0NTkwNDQ&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MjQ1OTA0My4xLjAuMTY4MjQ1OTA0My4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">was shot<&sol;a> at Richneck Elementary School earlier this year while attempting to confiscate a gun from her 6-year-old student&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;abigail-zwerner-teacher-struck-by-6-year-old-interview&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">VA Teacher Struck By 6-Year-Old Recalls Springing Into Action Despite &&num;8216&semi;Serious&&num;8217&semi; Injury&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I Just Wanted To Get My Babies Out&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>Authorities said the matter was &&num;8220&semi;not an accidental shooting&period;&&num;8221&semi; Zwerner eventually <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;virginia-teacher-shot-by-six-year-old-student-suing-for-40-million&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">filed a &dollar;40M lawsuit<&sol;a> against administrators&period; Specifically&comma; the 25-year-old alleged that school officials didn&&num;8217&semi;t take sufficient action to thwart the shooting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Eventually&comma; the child&&num;8217&semi;s mother&comma; Deja<strong> Taylor&comma; was<&sol;strong> eventually charged with <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;mother-of-6-year-old-who-shot-teacher-has-been-charged-with-neglect&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;qf41wn&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTE4NDk2MTQzMy4xNjgyNDU3NjQy&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MjQ1NzY0MS4xLjEuMTY4MjQ1NzcxMC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">felony child neglect<&sol;a>&period; As for the 6-year-old&comma; authorities ultimately decided <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;6-year-old-student-virginia-teacher-no-charges&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1y2e5nh&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTI2MzM1NzA1Ny4xNjgyNDU5NjA1&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MjQ1OTYwNC4xLjAuMTY4MjQ1OTYwNC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">not to charge him<&sol;a> anything&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We should also add that the family notes that the child has an &&num;8220&semi;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;family-6-year-old-student-struck-virginia-teacher-breaks-silence&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1bpeitv&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTI2MzM1NzA1Ny4xNjgyNDU5NjA1&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MjQ1OTYwNC4xLjAuMTY4MjQ1OTYwNC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">acute disability<&sol;a>&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine; 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