Crime & Justice

Virginia Superintendent Voted Out Amid Furor Over Shooting By 6-Year-Old

‘WITHOUT CAUSE’

Despite an uproar following the shooting, the Newport News School Board maintains that Dr. George Parker III’s termination happened “without cause.”

Brett Bachman
Brett Bachman 

Night Editor

Newport News Superintendent George Parker answers questions regarding a teacher being shot by an armed 6-year-old at Richneck Elementary during a press conference at the Newport News Public Schools Administration Building.
Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
Brett Bachman

Brett Bachman

Night Editor

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