A teacher suing for $40 million after her then-6-year-old student shot her in her classroom in 2023 testified during her civil trial on Thursday that she wasn't sure if the child had a real gun until he pulled it out of his pocket and fired it at her. Abby Zwerner recounted the day she was shot in January 2023 at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, as the last witness for the plaintiff in the ongoing trial. Her complaint alleges the school's assistant principal at the time, Ebony Parker, failed to act after being informed multiple times that the student had a firearm on the day of the incident and did not let anyone search him prior to the shooting despite repeated requests. Zwerner testified she first became aware the student -- who is being referred to during the trial

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