Ex-assistant principal faces trial after six-year-old shot Virginia teacher
Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal in Virginia, is facing trial for allegedly ignoring warnings about a loaded gun brought to school by a six-year-old student. The gun was used to shoot first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner, who suffered severe injuries. Parker is charged with multiple counts of felony child neglect, with each count carrying a potential five-year prison sentence.
- ▪Ebony Parker is charged with eight counts of felony child neglect related to a shooting incident at Richneck elementary school.
- ▪The shooting occurred in January 2023 when a six-year-old student shot teacher Abby Zwerner, who required extensive medical treatment.
- ▪Parker allegedly failed to act despite being warned multiple times about the presence of the gun in the classroom.
12 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 3 centre, 4 right.
- ▪ Judge dismisses trial against former Virginia assistant principal in case of 6-year-old with gun — The Hill
- ▪ Charges dismissed against official at school where 6-year-old shot teacher — BBC News — World
- ▪ Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Case against former assistant principal on trial after teacher shot dismissed — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Virginia assistant principal goes to trial over ignored gun warnings before student, 6, shot his teacher — Quartz
- ▪ Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old says boy showed ‘violent’ warning signs – assistant principal now on trial — Fox News — Latest
- ▪ Former Virginia assistant principal on trial after allegedly ignoring warnings before 6-year-old shot teacher — Fox News
- ▪ Principal of VA school where first grader shot teacher faces decades in prison if convicted in criminal trial — New York Post
- ▪ 6-Year-Old Shoots Teacher In School. Assistant Principal Goes To Trial — Dailycaller
- ▪ Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Former assistant principal set for trial after 6-year-old student shot teacher — ABC News — US
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The former Richneck elementary school assistant principal, Ebony Parker, looks back into the courtroom during Abby Zwerner's lawsuit against her on 28 October 2025, in Newport News, Virginia. Photograph: Stephen M Katz/Pool via The Virginian-Pilot/APView image in fullscreenThe former Richneck elementary school assistant principal, Ebony Parker, looks back into the courtroom during Abby Zwerner's lawsuit against her on 28 October 2025, in Newport News, Virginia. Photograph: Stephen M Katz/Pool via The Virginian-Pilot/APUS crimeEx-assistant principal faces trial after six-year-old shot Virginia teacherEbony Parker is accused of ignoring warnings that the student brought a loaded gun to a US elementary school Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Associated PressMon 18 May 2026…
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