The parents will plea it down to negligence at best, if they are smart enough to return immediately. If they run for a while then get caught, all bets are off. I don't expect the charges to stick. It was a statement by the prosecutor to set a warning precedent.
As far as the little piss. He is done. All his charges are cut and dried. No chance of anything. But he lives off the system for life. He will find no sympathy from any jury.
The school will get massive suits, no question. They are as negligent as the parents.
