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Abby Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old student in a Virginia classroom in 2023

The civil trial for her $40 million lawsuit against the school's assistant principal began this week

Zwerner's suit states that she had four surgeries in the wake of the shooting

A Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in 2023 is suing the school's assistant principal , claiming she failed to prevent the incident.

Abby Zwerner was in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., in January 2023 when she was shot by the 6-year-old, PEOPLE previously reported.

The trial for Zwerner's $40 million lawsuit began Monday, Oct. 24, The Virginian-Pilot reported.

The lawsuit, previously obtained by PEOPLE, names former school assistant principal Ebony Parker

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