Overview
- Jurors concluded Ebony Parker failed to act on multiple staff warnings that a 6-year-old might have brought a gun to Richneck Elementary.
- The $10 million award accrues interest from June 1, 2024, according to the court’s verdict.
- Newport News schools’ insurance authority is expected to cover the payout, not Parker personally.
- Zwerner originally sought $40 million and testified to lasting physical and psychological injuries, with a bullet fragment still in her chest.
- The student's mother, Deja Taylor, was previously sentenced on state and federal charges related to the firearm, while the boy was not charged.