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Trial Determines $10 M Payment; Principal Charged with Neglect

5/20/2026

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The trial will decide whether the Virginia Risk Sharing Association must pay the $10 million judgment to Abby Zwerner.
Richneck Elementary assistant principal Ebony Parker faces eight felony child-neglect counts in Newport News for the Jan 6 2023 shooting of Abby Zwerner.
Prosecutors allege Parker ignored warnings, refused to search the child, and failed to call police.
A conviction could bring up to 40 years in prison and let insurers avoid civil award.

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The trial will decide whether the Virginia Risk Sharing Association must pay the $10 million judgment to Abby Zwerner.
Richneck Elementary assistant principal Ebony Parker faces eight felony child-neglect counts in Newport News for the Jan 6 2023 shooting of Abby Zwerner.
Prosecutors allege Parker ignored warnings, refused to search the child, and failed to call police.
A conviction could bring up to 40 years in prison and let insurers avoid civil award.