NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The defense is set to start calling witnesses on Monday in the $40 million civil lawsuit trial brought by Abigail Zwerner, the former Richneck Elementary School teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student on Jan. 6, 2023.

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Former Assistant Principal Ebony Parker is the sole defendant remaining in the lawsuit, which claims negligence in preventing the incident. Zwerner's legal team, led by Diane Toscano, will have to prove that the actions or inaction of Dr. Parker — who reportedly was aware that the student may have had a gun — led to Zwerner's shooting. Counsel for NNPS and Parker are seeking to prove that the tragedy was unavoidable.

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