Charges dismissed for ex-official at school where 6-year-old shot teacher

A judge has dismissed all charges against a former school administrator accused of ignoring warnings about a 6-year-old with a gun.

• May 21

Assistant principal "did nothing" when told about 6-year-old with gun, prosecutor says

A prosecutor in the trial of a former assistant principal facing criminal charges over a 2023 school shooting said she dismissed concerns about a gun in a student's bag.

• May 20

Teacher shot by 6-year-old student testifies in court: "I thought I had died"

Former Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old student in her classroom in 2023.

• Oct 30, 2025

Ex-Virginia assistant principal charged in case of student who shot teacher

A special grand jury found that Ebony Parker showed a "reckless disregard for the human life" of students at Richneck Elementary School when a 6-year-old shot his teacher Abigail Zwerner in class.

• Apr 9, 2024

Mom of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison

Deja Taylor has now been sentenced twice for the classroom shooting, which stunned the nation and shook the city of Newport News.

• Dec 15, 2023

Baby and dog die after being left in car for 6 hours in Virginia

The woman arrested was the child's caretaker, police said.

• Sep 14, 2023

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher pleads guilty to state charge

Deja Taylor's 6-year-old son shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school in January, authorities said.

• Aug 15, 2023

School board wants workers comp for teacher shot by 6-year-old student

The Virginia school district where a 6-year-old shot his teacher in the hand and chest is rejecting claims in her $40 million lawsuit.

• Apr 27, 2023

Mom of 6-year-old boy who shot his Virginia teacher indicted

Deja Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old boy who is accused of shooting his teacher at his Virginia school, is facing criminal charges following a grand jury indictment.

• Apr 10, 2023

Teacher shot by 6-year-old files $40 million lawsuit, claims warnings ignored

Abby Zwerner, a first-grade teacher in Virginia, is suing school officials for allegedly ignoring multiple warning signs on the day of the shooting.

• Apr 3, 2023

6-year-old who shot Virginia teacher won't face charges, prosecutor says

The prosecution had not yet decided whether or not to hold any adults criminally responsible.

• Mar 9, 2023

No charges for 6-year-old who shot teacher

Authorities will not charge a 6-year-old who shot and injured his first-grade teacher at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia.

• Mar 9, 2023

Parents prepare to sue district where teacher was shot by 6-year-old

The families of two students at the Virginia elementary school have filed notices of potential legal action against the school system.

• Feb 8, 2023

Virginia boy who shot teacher allegedly tried to choke another, lawyer claims

An attorney for the teacher who was shot said in a legal notice that the first-grader once choked another teacher "until she couldn't breathe."

• Feb 6, 2023

Challenges as U.S. remakes public housing

The decision of Newport News, Virginia, to replace a contractor hired to coordinate support services for the city's poorest residents in a public housing project illustrates the challenges faced when public housing residents are displaced by construction that will take years.

• Feb 3, 2023

Classes resume after Virginia school shooting

New safety measures have been put in place at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, where teacher Abigail Zwerner was allegedly shot by a 6-year-old student. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns joins "CBS News Mornings" with the school's next steps and an update on the teacher's condition.

• Jan 31, 2023