Former school official returns to court for case of 6-year-old who shot teacher

A former assistant principal is back in court Monday to face a criminal trial in connection with the 2023 shooting of a first-grade teacher by her 6-year-old student

A former assistant principal is back in court Monday to face a criminal trial in connection with the 2023 shooting of a first-grade teacher by her 6-year-old student.

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Ebony Parker is facing eight counts of child abuse and neglect in connection with the Jan. 6, 2023, incident in which a 6-year-old child brought a gun to Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, and shot teacher Abigail Zwerner in the hand and chest. Parker resigned from her position after the shooting.

Last year, a jury awarded Zwerner $10 million after finding Parker liable for ignoring warning signs that the child had a weapon.