Principal of VA school where first grader shot teacher faces decades in prison if convicted in criminal trial
Ebony Parker, the former vice principal of Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, is on trial for child neglect after a first grader shot teacher Abby Zwerner in 2023. Parker faces up to five years in prison for each of the eight counts of child neglect related to the incident. Zwerner previously won a $10 million civil verdict against Parker, claiming she failed to act on warning signs about the student's possession of a gun.
- ▪Ebony Parker is charged with eight counts of child neglect for failing to intervene when a student brought a gun to school.
- ▪Abby Zwerner, the teacher who was shot, testified that she thought she was going to die after being shot in the chest.
- ▪Parker has pleaded not guilty and faces decades in prison if convicted.
12 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 3 centre, 3 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
- ▪ 6-Year-Old Shoots Teacher In School. Assistant Principal Goes To Trial — Dailycaller
- ▪ Ex-assistant principal faces trial after six-year-old shot Virginia teacher — The Guardian — World
- ▪ 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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US News Principal of VA school where first grader shot teacher faces decades in prison if convicted in criminal trial By Priscilla DeGregory Published May 18, 2026, 5:24 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A former Virginia elementary school administrator who was hit with a $10 million verdict after a teacher was shot by a 6-year-old student is now on trial for criminal child neglect charges — and she faces decades in prison if convicted. Jury selection got underway Monday in the case against Ebony Parker, the ex-vice principal of Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., where former teacher Abby Zwerner was shot by a first student on Jan. 6, 2023.
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