Abigail "Abby" Zwerner smiles with her mother Julie as her lawyers speak to members of the press after a verdict was reached in her lawsuit against the assistant principal, Ebony Parker, of Richneck Elementary School during proceedings at Newport News Circuit Court in Newport News, Va. on Nov. 6, 2025. Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—A jury in Virginia awarded $10 million Thursday to a former teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student, siding with her claims in a lawsuit that an ex-administrator ignored repeated warnings that the child had a gun.
The jury returned its decision against Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News.
