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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Virginia judge dismisses charges against assistant principal in teacher shooting case

A woman in a blue suit looks off to the side as a man in a suit holds documents near her
Ebony Parker during jury selection at the Newport News circuit court in Virginia on Monday. Photograph: Peter Casey/Pool The Virginian-Pilot/AP

A Virginia judge has thrown out a case against an elementary school principal who was accused of failing to act on warnings that a six-year-old student had brought a gun to school, leading to the wounding of his teacher in 2023.

The eight-count indictment against Richneck elementary assistant principal Ebony Parker was dismissed abruptly on Thursday on legal principles just one day after prosecutors rested their case.

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