Virginia judge dismisses charges against ex-assistant principal in 6-year-old’s school shooting

A Virginia judge dismissed charges against a former assistant principal at an elementary school where a 6-year-old student shot his teacher during class in 2023.

Ebony Parker faced eight felony child abuse counts, including disregard for life, for allegedly ignoring warnings that the first-grade boy had a gun.

Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Robinson struck down all eight counts, agreeing with Parker’s defense that the state had not made its case.

Parker put her head on the table and cried as the judge dismissed the charges.

“What happened that day was awful,” Robinson said while reading her ruling.

In January 2023, the child fired a single shot at teacher Abigail Zwerner. The bullet went through her hand and struck her chest, requiring surgery.

The child’s mother, Deja Taylor, 26, served jail time on a drug charge related to the gun used in the attack.