US EditionAbigail Zwerner wins $10 million in lawsuit over being shot by 6-year-old in Virginia school
Jury found former assistant principal grossly negligent after ignoring warnings about a student with a gun; 76% of school shooters get guns from home, advocacy group said.
- A jury awarded Abby Zwerner $10 million after she was shot by a 6-year-old student in 2023, despite warnings to school administrators about the threat posed by the boy.
- Zwerner sued former assistant principal Ebony Parker for $40 million, claiming Parker ignored warnings about the boy's potential violence.
- Zwerner managed to evacuate her students from the classroom before being shot in the hand and chest.
- Zwerner no longer works for the school district and has stated that she has no plans to teach again.
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In the US state of Virginia, a jury has ruled that a former assistant principal must pay $10 million (€8.6 million) in damages to teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot in her classroom by a six-year-old student in January 2023.
Teacher Abigail Zwerner receives $10 million in compensation after six-year-old students in Virginia are injured.
The boy had taken his mother's gun to school and shot his teacher after a fight in the classroom. She was life-threateningly injured.
Almost three years ago, a six-year-old shoots at his teacher in a school in Virginia. She suffers serious injuries and gives up her profession. Now she receives a form of financial compensation.
Former Teacher Shot by Student, 6, Wins $10 Million Jury Verdict Against Former Assistant Principal
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—A jury in Virginia awarded $10 million Thursday to a former teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student, siding with her claims in a lawsuit that an ex-administrator ignored repeated warnings that the child had a gun. The jury returned its decision against Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. Abby Zwerner was shot in January 2023 as she sat at a reading table in her first-gr…
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