Ex-assistant principal faces trial after six-year-old shot Virginia teacher
Key takeaways
- 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.
- Ebony Parker’s criminal trial is set to start on Monday in Newport News.
- Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison upon conviction.
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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 fullscreen. 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/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
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Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA former assistant principal at an elementary school in Virginia is due in court for trial on criminal charges of ignoring warnings that a six-year-old student brought a loaded gun to school which was later used to shoot his first-grade teacher.