NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The civil lawsuit of Abigail Zwerner, the former Richneck Elementary School first grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student on Jan. 6, 2023, begins Monday with jury selection.

WTKR News 3 Newport News reporter Kelsey Jones, who was on the scene at Richneck on that fateful day, will be covering the trial this week.

Zwerner is seeking $40 million in damages for the shooting that pierced her hand and went into her chest, alleging that school leaders — in particular, former Assistant Principal Ebony Parker, the defendant in the lawsuit — ignored multiple warnings that the child had a gun. Former Richneck principal not told about potential gun on school grounds: Lawyer

Weeks after the shooting, Zwerner's attorney Diane Toscano held a press conference where she outlined

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