Abigail Zwerner , a former first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, has been awarded $10 million in a lawsuit after being shot by a six-year-old student on January 6, 2023. The civil jury found that former assistant principal Ebony Parker ignored multiple warnings about the student bringing a gun to school, which led to the shooting.

Zwerner was shot in the hand and chest by the student, referred to as JT during the trial. Several staff members had informed Parker about the potential threat, but the weapon was not confiscated until after the shooting occurred. Zwerner's attorney, Kevin Biniazan , argued that Parker's inaction constituted gross negligence .

During the trial, defense expert Dr. Amy Klinger testified that school safety is a sha

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