Trial starts in $40M lawsuit filed by a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student
The lawsuit claims former assistant principal Ebony Parker ignored multiple warnings about a student's gun possession before the January 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary.
- A Virginia elementary school teacher, Abby Zwerner, was shot by a 6-year-old student in January 2023 as she sat at a reading table in her classroom, according to her attorney.
- Zwerner's attorney stated that former school administrator Ebony Parker ignored multiple warnings about the student having a gun before the shooting.
- Zwerner required nearly two weeks of hospitalization and six surgeries, resulting in limited use of her left hand.
- Parker faces a separate criminal trial on eight counts of felony child neglect related to the incident, as reported by prosecutors.
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Principal ‘ignored’ warnings 6-year-old had gun before shooting Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner: ‘He has little pockets’
The former administrator at a Virginia school where a 6-year-old student shot his first grade teacher ignored multiple warnings from staff the the child had a weapon, the victim's lawyer told jurors.
School Staff Said a Boy, 6, Had a Gun. They Claim Asst. Principal Did Nothing, and Teacher Paid the Price
Abby Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit after she was shot by a student in 2023Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Abby ZwernerNEED TO KNOWAbby Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old student in a Virginia classroom in 2023The civil trial for her $40 million lawsuit against the school's assistant principal began this weekZwerner's suit states that she had four surgeries in the wake of the shootingA Virginia teacher who …
Testimony begins in lawsuit involving teacher who was shot by 6-year-old
NOTE: The above video is a livestream of Zwerner's civil trial, courtesy of Court TV. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Testimony began Tuesday in the civil trial involving Abigail Zwerner, a former Newport News elementary school teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student while in the classroom. The seven jurors and two alternates for the trial were selected late Monday, and they heard opening statements and started to hear evidence in the Jan. 6,…
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