In 2023, first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot by her six-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. Now, after two years, Zwerner has sued the school district and her former administrator for $40 million for their failure to respond to concerns regarding a gun brought into school.
The student brought his mother’s gun into school, shooting Zwerner through her hand and chest. Despite going through six extensive surgeries due to her injuries, Zwerner will never regain full control of her hand.
Initially, Zwerner’s lawsuit was against the Newport News Public School Board and school officials. However, a judge dismissed the school board and the other officials, leaving Ebony Parker, the school’s assistant principal, as the sole defendant in this civil trial…