April 10th, 2024-VIRGINIA, Ohio-Ebony Parker, former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, has been indicted on eight felony counts of child neglect in connection with a shooting incident involving a 6-year-old student. The grand jury found that Parker demonstrated “reckless disregard for human life” during the incident in January 2023, where the student shot and wounded his first-grade teacher.
The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, filed a $40 million lawsuit alleging that Parker ignored warnings about the student having a gun at school. The indictment states that Parker’s actions or omissions showed a reckless disregard for the safety of students. This is the second person charged in the case, following the child’s mother, Deja Taylor, who was sentenced to prison for felony child neglect. Zwerner’s lawsuit holds the school division accountable for its failures, emphasizing the need for justice and accountability in the aftermath of the tragedy.
