NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News elementary school teacher who was shot by one of her students is asking a judge for a trial by jury in her $40 million lawsuit against the school division.
Attorneys representing Abby Zwerner asked a judge for a jury trial during a motions hearing on Wednesday.
Zwerner was shot and seriously hurt by one of her first-grade students during class at Richneck Elementary School on January 6, 2023. She is suing the school board, claiming her injuries are not covered under workers’ compensation and alleging staff ignored warning signs about the child throughout the day leading up to the shooting…