Virginia Administrator Liability for Attack by First Grader
By Loraina R. Trujillo & Roland R. Cross
Education Law,
December 2025
On November 6, 2025, a Virginia jury found that an elementary school assistant principal, Ebony Parker, acted with gross negligence when a six-year-old student shot his first-grade teacher in 2023. In the civil case, the jury awarded the injured teacher $10 million in damages, including interest back to June 1, 2024. Criminal charges against the administrator remain pending.
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