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Former Virginia Assistant Principal, Found Grossly Negligent in Civil Lawsuit, Now Faces Criminal Trial

Ebony Parker was found grossly negligent for ignoring multiple gun warnings before a student shot a teacher, leading to a $10 million civil verdict and criminal charges.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Ebony Parker, who worked as the assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School the day Abby Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old student in January 2023, will now face a criminal trial after a jury in a civil lawsuit found her grossly negligent on Thursday.Parker's trial on eight counts of felony child neglect one for each bullet in the gun used by the child is expected to begin Nov. 17 and last about three days.The ex-assistant…
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WTVR broke the news in Richmond, United States on Friday, November 7, 2025.
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