Ebony Parker faces eight counts of felony child abuse and disregard for life for allegedly ignoring concerns that a student brought a weapon Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va in January 2023, resulting in the shooting of a teacher. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo
May 18 (UPI) -- A former assistant principal is on trial Monday for child abuse and neglect three years after a 6-year-old student shot a teacher in the hand and chest.
Ebony Parker faces eight counts of felony child abuse and disregard for life for allegedly ignoring concerns that a student brought a weapon Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., in January 2023. The student shot their teacher, Abigail Zwerner, who survived.
Zwerner was awarded $10 million last year when a jury found Parker liable for the shooting.
The eight charges against Parker coincide with each bullet fired by the student. The prosecution alleges that Parker's inaction in January 2023 was "a willful act or omission in the care of such students, in a manner so gross, wanton and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life."
