Summary
A Virginia jury awarded $10 million to Abigail Zwerner, a former first-grade teacher who was shot by a six-year-old student in 2023. The jury found that the former assistant principal, Ebony Parker, did not act on warnings about the student bringing a gun to school.
Key Facts
- Abigail Zwerner was a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.
- She was shot by a six-year-old student in 2023, causing injuries to her hand and chest.
- Zwerner spent nearly two weeks in the hospital and needed six surgeries.
- She currently does not have full use of her left hand.
- A bullet that narrowly missed her heart remains in her chest.
- A jury awarded her $10 million in a lawsuit.
- Former assistant principal Ebony Parker was found to have ignored warnings about the student bringing a gun to school.
