Ebony Parker, former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, was charged with eight counts of felony child neglect after a 6-year-old student shot teacher Abby Zwerner on January 6, 2023. Parker pleaded not guilty, the criminal charges were later dismissed, and a civil jury found her grossly negligent and awarded Zwerner $10 million. Sources agree on these core events while differing on details of the dismissal and trial sequence.