Newport News Public Schools superintendent fired
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia-- New developments in the story of the six-year-old Virginia student who shot his teacher in the chest. The fallout behind w...

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia-- New developments in the story of the six-year-old Virginia student who shot his teacher in the chest. The fallout behind whether the shooting was preventable has widened as school officials leave their posts and the district faces a possible lawsuit. The Newport News School District fired it's superintendent in a five to one vote. The Elementary School's Assistant Principal, Ebony Parker, resigned. The board has appointed an interim superintendent. The school board's action comes nearly three weeks after a six-year-old allegedly brought a gun to Richneck Elementary School and shot his teacher Abby Zwerner.