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Judge dismisses trial against former Virginia assistant principal in case of 6-year-old with gun
Key takeaways
- Parker had been accused of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student had brought a loaded gun to Richneck Elementary that was later used to shoot his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner.
- Judge Rebecca Robinson dismissed eight counts of felony child neglect, one for each of the bullets in the gun brought into Zwerner s classroom in Newport News in January 2023.
- Robinson said the evidence in the felony charges against Parker does not amount to a crime under Virginia law.
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Parker had been accused of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student had brought a loaded gun to Richneck Elementary that was later used to shoot his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner. The bullet went through her hand and pierced her chest.
Judge Rebecca Robinson dismissed eight counts of felony child neglect, one for each of the bullets in the gun brought into Zwerner s classroom in Newport News in January 2023. Robinson referred to the case as a mashup of legal theory and said no law was violated.
Robinson said the evidence in the felony charges against Parker does not amount to a crime under Virginia law.
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