Judge dismisses charges against former school official in shooting case

21 Mwezi wa tano, 2026

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A Virginia judge has dismissed all felony charges against a former elementary school assistant principal accused of failing to act on warnings about a 6-year-old student with a gun. The ruling came during the fourth day of her trial in Newport News.

Circuit Judge Rebecca Robinson dismissed the eight counts of child neglect against Ebony Parker on Thursday. She stated that the court was of the legal opinion that this is not a crime. Parker had faced the charges related to the January 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary School, where the student wounded teacher Abby Zwerner.

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A 24-year-old Milwaukee woman received two years of probation after pleading guilty to child neglect charges connected to a 2024 shooting that wounded a 9-year-old girl.

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A Florida city official had her misdemeanor case dismissed when the citing officer failed to appear in court. Zonya Ray, parks and recreation director in Opa-locka, faced charges after a child was left overnight in a city van in March.

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Durham deputy superintendent indicted on obstruction charges

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A North Carolina school official has been indicted on six felony counts of obstruction of justice. Tanya Giovanni is accused of impeding an investigation into a teacher's aide tying a 6-year-old girl with autism to a chair at Eno Valley Elementary School in Durham.

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