Assistant Principal of Virginia School Where 6-Year-Old Student Shot Teacher Has Resigned

The assistant principal of Richneck Elementary, the place the 6-year-old shot his instructor, has resigned following allegations that the administration ignored a number of warnings concerning the armed scholar the day of the capturing.

On Wednesday, the district spokesperson Michelle Value confirmed that Dr. Ebony Parker of Newport Information has resigned as assistant principal.

Earlier this month, it was reported that first-grade instructor Abigail Zwerner, 25, was shot by one of her college students on Jan 6.

In response to Diana Toscano, Zwerner’s legal professional, who introduced her consumer is suing the college system on Wednesday, three college employees members alerted the administration that the 6-year-old boy had a gun within the hours earlier than the incident.

Toscano claims {that a} college official suggested a involved instructor “to wait the situation out because the school day was almost over” somewhat than search the boy for the gun.

It’s unclear if Parker is the one who gave the recommendation or if she was warned concerning the scholar.

Thus far, Parker is the one administrator to resign from her place.

The Newport Information district has determined to terminate Superintendent Dr. George Parker III , who will likely be changed beginning Feb 1.

In response to police, Zwerner was “intentionally” shot by her scholar; the bullet entered her chest by her hand.

An nameless Newport Information administrator stated that Richneck Elementary management “failed to keep [Zwerner] safe” however questioned the resignation.

“As an administrator, it is our priority to keep the students and staff safe; any and every threat must be taken seriously,” the administrator stated.

“However, the forced resignation of one of the administrators from Richneck does not resolve the failure of the district as a whole to put procedures in place to prevent this from happening again.”

This has been the district’s third capturing prior to now yr and a half.

“Nothing, from additional training to getting more security equipment at the school level, has changed in response to these shootings,” stated the unnamed administrator

“I am honestly tired of going to school stressed, hoping this isn’t the day something happens at my school.”