Teacher shot at Newport News elementary school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just saw this

https://www.courttv.com/news/ebony-parker-asks-court-to-overturn-judgment-for-teacher-shot-by-student/

Wow this takes a lot of nerve:

Parker’s attorneys argued that all evidence Zwerner presented that placed blame on the school administration shows that the shooting was a result of her employment and the risks posed by being a teacher. “A student shooting a teacher is much like an at-risk youth strangling a counselor or a prisoner killing a prison guard,” the motion states. “The positions of the parties and the complete absence of any outside relationship between them reflect that it was Zwerner’s job and doing her job that created the risk of assault.”

Dr. Parker thinks it's ok for an administrator to ignore dangerous student behaviors and not get involved. It's incompetence and a noncaring attitude on full display.

+1

[Anonymous]

It's absoluty shameful that the defense attorneys are trying to blame the teacher. Anyone who works in a school setting knows who is in charge and what would happen if a teacher dared to independently do otherwise.

[Anonymous]

I am so thankful we have admin that would absolutely take this seriously. If I request admin to my room (and I need to sometimes) they appear within minutes. I would also have no issue interrupting a meeting if I felt it was this urgent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so thankful we have admin that would absolutely take this seriously. If I request admin to my room (and I need to sometimes) they appear within minutes. I would also have no issue interrupting a meeting if I felt it was this urgent.

Same for the schools where I've worked, but I know that's not true for many schools. One of my schools went on lockdown over a pocketknife. If there were a gun reported, campus police would be there in minutes. Our county doesn't mess around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so thankful we have admin that would absolutely take this seriously. If I request admin to my room (and I need to sometimes) they appear within minutes. I would also have no issue interrupting a meeting if I felt it was this urgent.

Same for the schools where I've worked, but I know that's not true for many schools. One of my schools went on lockdown over a pocketknife. If there were a gun reported, campus police would be there in minutes. Our county doesn't mess around.

+1. Also, by coming onto school premises you automatically consent to search (big signs out front) so there would be no hesitation to search kids backpacks.

[Anonymous]

I have been watching clips of the trial online. Both the prosecutor and the defense attorney seem terrible and in way over their heads.

IANAL though. Do lawyers disagree? Is this how terrible all trials sound?

[Anonymous]

Apparently, this school system and school are very poorly run. The administrators appear incompetent and incapable of expressing their thoughts an a coherent manner. The principal didn't even know the number of students in her school.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/assistant-principal-did-nothing-6-year-old-with-gun-prosecutor/

School policy at the time required crisis situations to be reported to an administrator who is required to take action, Jenkins said. A school counselor even asked for permission to search the child but Parker denied the request because searches could only be conducted by an administrator or a security officer. The school's security officer was away at another school at the time.

That left Parker and the school's principal with the authority to act, but the principal knew nothing about the threat because Parker did not tell her about it, Jenkins said.

[Anonymous]

Judge dismissed the case against the assistant principal all charges.

https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/05/21/judge-dismisses-cases-richneck/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Judge dismissed the case against the assistant principal all charges.

https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/05/21/judge-dismisses-cases-richneck/

For obvious reasons, not surprising at all. All those precious children in that school, with approximately 90% from low income families, deserve so much better than those incompetent administrators who covered for each other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Judge dismissed the case against the assistant principal all charges.

https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/05/21/judge-dismisses-cases-richneck/

Paywall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Judge dismissed the case against the assistant principal all charges.

https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/05/21/judge-dismisses-cases-richneck/

For obvious reasons, not surprising at all. All those precious children in that school, with approximately 90% from low income families, deserve so much better than those incompetent administrators who covered for each other.

Absolute $hit$how of a school. I hope none of those admins receive pensions. The nerve of the principal acting like she knew nothing. If that’s true, even more embarrassing. So thankful for our admin!

[Anonymous]

https://wtop.com/virginia/2026/05/judge-dismisses-charges-against-school-official-accused-of-ignoring-warnings-of-gun-before-shooting/

WTOPs article

[Anonymous]

Very disheartening. I hope the State can file an appeal.




https://www.wral.com/news/ap/7c2cb-judge-dismisses-charges-against-ex-administrator-accused-after-student-shot-teacher/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been watching clips of the trial online. Both the prosecutor and the defense attorney seem terrible and in way over their heads.

IANAL though. Do lawyers disagree? Is this how terrible all trials sound?

I’m this pp. I actually not surprised because the prosecutor did not seem smart or articulate at all. It was unclear the points they were making and I was in favor of the AP being charged.