Prosecutors 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.
She had been accused of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student had a loaded gun that was later used to shoot his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner.
Ebony Parker was charged with eight counts of felony child neglect, a count for each of the eight bullets that were in the gun the student brought to school. The judge's decision ends the criminal proceedings against Parker in the case.
A Virginia judge has granted a defense motion to dismiss the case against former Assistant Principal Ebony Parker over the 2023 shooting of a teacher.
Prior to the January 2023 shooting of first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner, school employees told then-assistant principal Ebony Parker they believed the student had a gun in his backpack. She dismissed their concerns, prosecutors said in court.
Ebony Parker allegedly ignored concerns about the child having a gun
Ebony Parker was the assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia when a six-year-old student shot his teacher. Parker allegedly ignored warnings that the child had a gun.
Last November, a judge awarded $10 million to Abby Zwerner after she was shot by a 6-year-old student.
Last November, a judge awarded $10 million to Abby Zwerner after she was shot by a 6-year-old student.