Criminal Trial Begins For Assistant Principal, Charged After First Grader Shoots Teacher

A historic trial is underway today for Dr. Ebony Parker, the former assistant principal of a Virginia elementary school. Parker is charged with 8 counts of child abuse after one of her students shot his first grade teacher in class back in 2023. It’s the first time a school educator has been held criminally responsible for a school shooting. Parker is being accused of ignoring repeated warning signs that the 6-year-old had brought a gun to school.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.