My issue with cases like these is that parental responsibility has turned into a twisted, schizophrenic, Schrodinger's beast of a monster that only applies in certain circumstances, and, for some reason, only benefits one side.

Kid brings a gun to school? Oh, I guess the parents are responsible! Timmy wants to be referred as Timothina? You will be lynched unless you let your little precious turn themselves into a chemically castrated eunch for pedos to abuse.

The parents were probably peices of shit, though, not gonna lie. Doesn't mean I'm not going to place the blame on the kid for being a sub-human retard.