1. Assistant Principal Charged in 6-Year-Old’s School Shooting
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Assistant Principal Charged in 6-Year-Old’s School Shooting
What You Need to Know:
A special grand jury indicted a former school administrator at a Virginia grammar school in the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old student. Dr. Ebony Parker, a former Assistant Principal at the Richneck Elementary School, was indicted on eight counts of Felony Child Abuse by a grand jury in Newport News, VA. The charges stem from the January 2023 shooting involving a 6-year old boy who shot his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, in a classroom.
In a $40 million lawsuit, Ms. Zwerner charged that on the day of the shooting, Assistant Principal Parker was warned several times that the child had a gun. Reports indicate that the boy’s backpack was searched, but no weapon was found. Another child told a teacher they saw the student pull a gun out of a hoodie pocket. Zwerner’s lawyers reported that the teacher rushed to the school office and asked permission to search the child, but was denied. The grand jury charged that Dr. Ebony Parker failed to take action. Each of the eight counts is punishable by up to five years in prison.
2. Fight for Reproductive Rights: Kamala Harris Heads to Arizona
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The Fight for Reproductive Rights: Kamala Harris Heads to Arizona
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In the wake of the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision upholding a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban, Vice President Kamala Harris is set to embark on a trip to Tucson, Arizona, this Friday. The timing of the visit is significant, coming just days after the court upheld one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws.
The ruling, which prohibits abortion at any stage unless the life of the mother is in danger, has drawn sharp criticism from abortion rights advocates. Notably, the law lacks…
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