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Mother Sentenced, Teacher Wins $10 Million After School Shooting

5/20/2026

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A request to search the 6-year-old was denied because only an administrator may search.
Ebony Parker faces eight felony child-neglect counts for the January 2023 shooting that wounded Abby Zwerner, with prosecutors saying she ignored warnings and failed to call police and attorney Curtis Rogers saying teachers should have separated the child.
A jury awarded $10 million to Zwerner and sentenced the student’s mother to prison for child neglect and weapons charges.

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Story summary

A request to search the 6-year-old was denied because only an administrator may search.
Ebony Parker faces eight felony child-neglect counts for the January 2023 shooting that wounded Abby Zwerner, with prosecutors saying she ignored warnings and failed to call police and attorney Curtis Rogers saying teachers should have separated the child.
A jury awarded $10 million to Zwerner and sentenced the student’s mother to prison for child neglect and weapons charges.