NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Following a November jury verdict that awarded former elementary school teacher Abigail Zwerner $10 million, a judge denied motions Friday seeking to overturn it.
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Zwerner was shot in her first-grade classroom in January 2023 by a 6-year-old student.
Former assistant principal Ebony Parker was working the day Zwerner was shot. The bullet passed through Zwerner’s hand and struck her near her left shoulder. The jury found that Parker was negligent, and that led to the shooting incident.
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Parker‘s attorney argued that a teacher getting shot is not an extraordinary part of the job.
“The job of a first-grade teacher does carry the risk of being attacked by a young student,” said attorney Matthew Fitzgerald…