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Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher
Ebony Parker is charged with eight felony counts of child neglect after a jury awarded teacher Abby Zwerner $10 million in a related lawsuit.
- The criminal trial for former Richneck Elementary School Assistant Principal Ebony Parker begins Monday in Newport News, Virginia, stemming from a 2023 shooting involving a 6-year-old student's loaded gun.
- Prosecutors charged Parker with eight counts of felony child neglect, alleging she ignored repeated warnings that the student had a gun in his backpack before the shooting occurred.
- Last November, a jury found Parker liable for gross negligence in a civil trial, awarding teacher Abby Zwerner $10 million; criminal conviction requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt, a higher standard.
- Local defense attorney Eric Korslund noted jury selection may take longer than usual given the case's high-profile nature, while the defense argues Parker should not be held responsible.
- Separately, the student's mother is serving prison time after pleading guilty to child neglect and weapons charges; criminal charges against school officials following shootings remain quite rare.
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The Independent (US)Former assistant principal on trial for child neglect after Virginia school shooting
A former assistant principal is set to go on trial, accused of ignoring warnings that a student brought a loaded gun to a Virginia elementary school
·London, United Kingdom
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Trial begins for assistant principal when 6-year-old brought gun to Virginia school, shot teacher
Ebony Parker was the assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia when a six-year-old student shot his teacher. Parker allegedly ignored warnings that the child had a gun.
·Washington, United States
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A 6-year-old shot his teacher in class. Now the school’s former assistant principal goes on trial
More than three years after a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher in class, a former Virginia elementary school official accused of ignoring warnings is set to stand trial on felony child abuse charges Monday.
·Atlanta, United States
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