Principal of VA school where first grader shot teacher faces decades in prison if convicted in criminal trial
Ebony Parker, the former vice principal of Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, is on trial for child neglect after a first grader shot teacher Abby Zwerner in 2023. Parker faces up to five years in prison for each of the eight counts of child neglect related to the incident. Zwerner previously won a $10 million civil verdict against Parker, claiming she failed to act on warning signs about the student's possession of a gun.
- ▪Ebony Parker is charged with eight counts of child neglect for failing to intervene when a student brought a gun to school.
- ▪Abby Zwerner, the teacher who was shot, testified that she thought she was going to die after being shot in the chest.
- ▪Parker has pleaded not guilty and faces decades in prison if convicted.
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US News Principal of VA school where first grader shot teacher faces decades in prison if convicted in criminal trial By Priscilla DeGregory Published May 18, 2026, 5:24 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A former Virginia elementary school administrator who was hit with a $10 million verdict after a teacher was shot by a 6-year-old student is now on trial for criminal child neglect charges — and she faces decades in prison if convicted. Jury selection got underway Monday in the case against Ebony Parker, the ex-vice principal of Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., where former teacher Abby Zwerner was shot by a first student on Jan. 6, 2023.
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