Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old
Charges against Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal, have been dismissed following a shooting incident involving a 6-year-old at a Virginia elementary school. Prosecutors claimed she failed to act on warnings about a child possessing a gun. The incident raised significant concerns about school safety and the responsibilities of school officials.
- ▪Ebony Parker was an assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.
- ▪Prosecutors argued that she did not respond to warnings about a child having a gun in his backpack.
- ▪The shooting incident occurred in 2023 and has sparked discussions about school safety.
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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTCharges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-OldProsecutors had argued that Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school, had failed to act on warnings that a child had a gun in his backpack.Listen · 5:04 min Share full articleRichneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., as students returned following a shooting at the school in 2023.Credit...Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot, via Associated PressBy Chris Hippensteel and Jackson LandersJackson Landers reported from Newport News, Va.May 21, 2026 window.registerInteractive &&…
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