Virginia school teacher shot by six-year-old student awarded $10m in damages

Abigail Zwerner alleged that assistant principal at Newport News elementary school ignored reports that a firearm was on school propertyA Virginia school teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student in 2023 was awarded $10m in damages by a jury on Thursday, concluding a negligence lawsuit she brought against a school administrator.Abigail Zwerner alleged that an assistant principal at the Newport News elementary school where she used to teach ignored multiple reports that a firearm was on school property and likely in the possession of the boy who shot her in January 2023. Continue reading...