Judge dismisses all child neglect counts against Newport News assistant principal Ebony Parker

A judge on Thursday dismissed the criminal case against a former Virginia elementary school assistant principal who was accused of ignoring warnings before a 6-year-old student shot and wounded his teacher.

A judge on Thursday dismissed the criminal case against a former Virginia elementary school assistant principal who was accused of ignoring warnings before a 6-year-old student shot and wounded his teacher.

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Ebony Parker was charged with eight counts of felony child neglect in the January 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. First-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner, was injured in the shooting.

Former Richneck Elementary School teacher Abby Zwerner in Newport News, Va., in 2025.Stephen M. Katz / The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesJudge Rebecca Robinson said she was striking all eight counts against Parker, who broke down in tears.