Trial begins for Virginia school administrator charged in elementary school shooting
Ebony Parker, assistant principal at Rickneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, stands trial on eight counts of felony child abuse for her inaction...
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This event sits in the top 19% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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NY Post
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Prosecutors frame Parker as the only person with authority to act; defense counters that teachers with direct contact equally failed. PBS and CNN stress her inaction; the Post emphasizes the teacher's prior warnings to Parker.
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At Virginia school shooting trial, defense flips the script and blames teachers for inaction
cnn.com
CNN1d ago
At Virginia school shooting trial, defense flips the script and blames teachers for inaction
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School official ignored warnings of gun before 6-year-old shot teacher, prosecutor says at trial 1d agoSchool official did nothing after being told about a 6-year-old student with a gun, prosecutor says
pbs.org
PBS NewsHour1d ago
School official did nothing after being told about a 6-year-old student with a gun, prosecutor says
+1 more from PBS NewsHour
Trial begins for former Virginia assistant principal after 6-year-old student shot teacher 2d agoVa. teacher Abby Zwerner recounts first-grader's chilling behavior — and how she warned principal about him before she was shot
nypost.com
NY Post1d ago
Va. teacher Abby Zwerner recounts first-grader's chilling behavior — and how she warned principal about him before she was shot
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