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Ebony Parker reacts after her trial on felony child neglect charges was dismissed at Newport News Circuit Court in Newport News, Va., Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, Pool)

Judge dismisses charges against ex-administrator accused after student shot teacher

A judge dismissed all charges against a former school administrator accused of ignoring warnings about a 6-year-old with a gun.

Ebony Parker looks on during jury selection for her trial on felony child neglect charges at the Newport News Circuit Court in Newport News, Va., Monday, May 18, 2026. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, Pool)

School official did nothing after being told about a 6-year-old student with a gun, prosecutor says

Former Richneck Elementary School assistant principal Ebony Parker looks back into the courtroom during Abby Zwerner's lawsuit against her on Oct. 28, 2025, in Newport News, Va. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, Pool, File)

Trial begins for former Virginia assistant principal after 6-year-old student shot teacher

Abigail "Abby" Zwerner smiles with her mother Julie as her lawyers speak to members of the press after a verdict was reached in her lawsuit against the assistant principal, Ebony Parker, of Richneck Elementary School during proceedings at Newport News Circuit Court in Newport News, Va. on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

A former teacher shot by student, 6, wins $10M jury verdict against ex-assistant principal

Former Richneck Elementary School assistant principal Ebony Parker looks back into the courtroom during Abby Zwerner's lawsuit against her Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Newport News, Va. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, Pool)

Jury deliberates in $40M lawsuit filed against administrator by teacher who was shot by 6-year-old

Abby Zwerner’s attorneys ‘happy’ with $10M jury verdict against ex-assistant principal

Zwerner’s attorneys stressed the importance of the case for school safety and accountability. (AP Video by Erik Verduzco)

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Former Richneck Elementary School teacher Abby Zwerner looks back into the courtroom during her civil lawsuit trial, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Newport News, Va. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, Pool)

Teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student at school testifies she thought she had died

Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Denise Lavoie, File)

Trial starts in $40M lawsuit filed by a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student

AP Race Call: Democrat Robert Scott wins reelection to U.S. House in Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District

FILE - Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., Jan. 25, 2023. A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been indicted on eight felony counts of child neglect in the case of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in Newport News, Virginia, last year, according to indictments unsealed Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Newport News Circuit Court. (AP Photo/Denise Lavoie, File)

Assistant principal ignored warnings that 6-year-old boy had gun before he shot teacher, report says

FILE - Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., Jan. 25, 2023. A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been indicted on eight felony counts of child neglect in the case of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in Newport News, Virginia, last year, according to indictments unsealed Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Newport News Circuit Court. (AP Photo/Denise Lavoie, File)

Former assistant principal charged with child neglect in case of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher

A man is acquitted in a 2021 fatal shooting outside a basketball game at a Virginia high school

Abigail Zwerner, center, a teacher who was shot at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., by her 6-year-old student last year, listens as one of her attorneys talks to reporter Peter Dujardin, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Virginia Beach, Va. (Stephen M. Katz /The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

The teacher shot by a 6-year-old still worries, a year later, about the other students in the room

Person arrested with gun after reports of gunshots at Virginia’s Christopher Newport University

FILE - Deja Taylor arrives to the United States Courthouse in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, with her lawyer James Ellenson. Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, Nov. 15, for using marijuana while owning a gun, which is illegal under U.S. law. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)

Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher gets 21 months for marijuana use while owning a gun

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO ZWERNER, NOT ZWERNERA - Abby Zwerner, a teacher shot by her 6-year-old student, attends a hearing for a civil lawsuit she filed against the Newport News Public Schools, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 in Newport News, Va. Zwerner is suing the public schools for $40 million. Her lawyers are expected to ask the judge to allow her lawsuit to proceed. The school board is expected to argue for workers’ compensation. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Lawyers spar over possibility of workers’ compensation for teacher who was shot by 6-year-old

Deja Taylor arrives at federal court, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Va. Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to revoke the bond for Taylor, the mother of a Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher, after she allegedly failed multiple drug tests while awaiting sentencing on two felony charges. Taylor pleaded guilty in June to having a gun while possessing marijuana and to lying on a federal background check form when she purchased the 9mm handgun her son used to shoot teacher Abigail Zwerner at the Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Prosecutors ask a judge to revoke bond of mother of Virginia boy who shot his first-grade teacher

FILE - Students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 30, 2023. In the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom this past January, the child made statements to a reading specialist like, “I shot that (expletive) dead,” according to police search warrants that were unsealed in July. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

A 6-year-old said ‘I did it’ after shooting his teacher at Virginia school, warrants say

FILE - Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Jan. 9, 2023. Lawyers for Zwerner, a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia, can start the process of interviewing eyewitnesses, reviewing the boy's disciplinary files and accessing other records for a $40 million lawsuit against the school system, a judge ruled Friday, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)

Judge: Lawyers can gather evidence for $40M lawsuit filed by teacher who was shot by 6-year-old

FILE - Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., Jan. 25, 2023. The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher at the Virginia school is expected to plead guilty in federal court Monday, June 12, 2023, to using marijuana while possessing a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law. (AP Photo/Denise Lavoie, File)

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher pleads guilty to using marijuana while having a firearm

FILE - Police look on as students return to Richneck Elementary following a school shooting in which a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher, Jan. 30, 2023, in Newport News, Va. The mother of the 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia is now facing federal charges that allege she used marijuana while also possessing a gun, which is illegal under U.S. law. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher faces federal charges over marijuana use, gun possession

FILE - Police look on as students return to Richneck Elementary on Jan. 30, 2023, in Newport News, Va. The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his teacher at Richneck Elementary had a series of miscarriages and post-partum depression in the year before the shooting, her attorney said Friday, April 14, 2023, after she was arraigned on charges of child neglect and failing to secure the handgun her son used in the shooting. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)

Attorney: Mom of Virginia boy who shot teacher was depressed

FILE - Police look on as students return to Richneck Elementary on Jan. 30, 2023, in Newport News, Va. A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun in the family's home, a prosecutor said Monday, April 10. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)

Mother of young boy who shot teacher arrested in Virginia

FILE - Police look on as students return to Richneck Elementary on Jan. 30, 2023, in Newport News, Va. A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun in the family's home, a prosecutor said Monday, April 10. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)

Criminal probe focuses on school where boy, 6, shot teacher

This image provided by NBC News, Abby Zwerner, a first-grade teacher who was shot and wounded by a 6-year-old student in Virginia, speaks to Savannah Guthrie on NBC’s Today Show, which aired Tuesday March 21, 2023. (NBC News via AP )

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old: ‘I thought I had died’

FILE - Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Jan. 9, 2023. Zwerner said Monday, March 20, that she has had four surgeries and has gone through a challenging recovery. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)

Teacher shot by 6-year-old describes challenging recovery

FILE - Students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Va., Jan. 30, 2023. Authorities in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher will not seek charges against the child, the local prosecutor told NBC News on Wednesday, March 8. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)

Report: 6-year-old won’t be charged after shooting teacher

Students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Va., on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. The elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher reopened Monday with stepped-up security and a new administrator, as nervous parents and students expressed optimism about a return to the classroom. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Prosecutor gets case involving 6-year-old who shot teacher

Student accused of threat at school where boy shot teacher

A Newport News police officer directs traffic at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Monday Jan. 30, 2023. The Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher has reopened with stepped-up security and a new administrator. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

Boy who shot teacher allegedly tried to choke another

Letreros afuera de la Escuela Primaria Richneck, en Newport News, Virginia, el 25 de enero de 2023, donde un niño de 6 años baleó a su maestra el 6 de enero. Las clases se reanudaron el 30 de este mes. (Foto AP/Denise Lavoie, archivo)

Lawyer: Principal unaware boy had gun before teacher shot

Students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Va., on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. The elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher reopened Monday with stepped-up security and a new administrator, as nervous parents and students expressed optimism about a return to the classroom. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

School where boy shot teacher reopens with added security

With the Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., set to reopen next week after a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher on Jan. 6, 2023, students and their families were invited to an open house at the school Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The students visited with staff and participated in activities. They were greeted by signs reading, "YOU ARE LOVED," "WE LOVE YOU" and "RICHNECK STRONG." (AP Photo/Denise Lavoie)

Fallout from shooting by first-grader includes staff shakeup

Virginia House GOP votes down gun control measures

Lawyer Diane Toscano, who represents Abigail Zwerner, the Newport News teacher who was shot by a six-year-old student, reads a statement to media on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Newport News, Va. (Mike Caudill/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Lawyer: Warnings boy had gun ignored before he shot teacher

FILE - Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va., on Jan. 9, 2023. According to a Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, media advisory, the first-grade teacher from Virginia who was shot and seriously wounded by a 6-year-old student, has hired a trial attorney to represent her. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)

Board voting on superintendent departure after teacher shot

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