New Developments in Crumbley Trial: Parents' Post-Shooting Interview and School Officials' Decisions Scrutinized

Father called son 'perfect kid' in police interview; mother could have left work on day of shooting, says CEO; school officials questioned for not searching backpack or sending shooter home.

During the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, mother of the Oxford High School shooter, new video footage was shown of the family being interviewed by police after the shooting. In the video, James Crumbley, the father, refers to his son as a 'perfect kid'.
Andrew Smith, CEO of the company where Jennifer Crumbley worked, testified that she could have left work to take care of her son on the day of the shooting. He also revealed that she texted him 'The gun is gone and so are the bullets' minutes after leaving the office on the day of the shooting.
Nicholas Ejak, the Dean of Students at Oxford High School, testified that the school asked the Crumbley parents to get their son counseling on the day of the shooting. However, the parents decided to have him return to class.
Jennifer Crumbley's trial has put Oxford High School officials in the spotlight, with questions being raised about why the shooter's backpack was not searched and why he was not sent home on the day of the shooting.
Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in December for killing four students and injuring seven others in November 2021.