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Abby Zwerner is a former elementary school teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in January 2023

Shortly after, Zwerner filed a lawsuit, and a jury awarded her $10 million in November 2025

Zwerner has not returned to teaching and has since become a licensed cosmetologist

In January 2023, first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot in her classroom by a 6-year-old boy.

After surviving her wounds, Zwerner filed a lawsuit in April 2023, naming the school's assistant principal, Ebony Parker , as a defendant. Zwerner stated that she suffered "physical pain and mental anguish" because of the incident.

At the time, her attorney, Diane Toscano, said in a statement, "Abby was shot by a six-year-old student, and she will never be the same. She has endured four surgeries a

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