Should parents be guilty for their children’s crimes? In a historic first, the parents of school shooter Ethan Crumbley have been sentenced to a minimum of ten years in prison for "involuntary homicide".
Killer’s mum and dad face decade in prison
Crumbling down: James and Jennifer Crumbley were convicted after their son shot dead four students. Glossary
Book of Ezekiel - One of the major books in the Christian Bible, recording visions of the prophet Ezekiel.
Homicide - When one person kills another.
Precedent - An earlier event that is seen as an example or guide to be considered in later similar circumstances.
Michigan - A state in the northern USA.
Manslaughter - The crime of killing another human either without meaning to, or in circumstances that are not as serious as murder.
Juvenile - A juvenile is a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult.
Systemic - Something that is deeply rooted in a system or society.
Classist - The belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others.
Correlation - A connection between two things in which one thing changes as the other does, but it is not necessarily the case that one thing has caused the other to change.
Discriminatory - Treating people unfairly due to characteristics such as gender, race and age.