Overview

• Lacara Anita Parks, 37, appeared in court on Oct. 15 and received a $50,000 personal bond with GPS monitoring and an order to stay away from Gompers Elementary-Middle School.
• Parks is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of a weapon in a weapons-free school zone, while her 13-year-old daughter faces assault and weapons charges with a $10,000 cash/surety bond, no-contact conditions, and a no-knife restriction.
• Prosecutors say Parks handed her daughter a pocketknife on school grounds before the Oct. 8 stabbing, a claim her attorney disputes, citing security video that does not clearly identify the object.
• DPSCD says a metal detector alarm sounded when the parent entered but no search occurred; a security guard was removed and an assistant principal placed on leave as the district conducts an internal review.
• The 13-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times and survived, and classes resumed after cancellations with community groups welcoming students back.