NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Scripps News Norfolk/Court TV) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday in the multi-million-dollar-lawsuit filed by a Virginia teacher who was shot by an elementary student in her class.

In this undated photo provided by her family and lawyers, Abigail Zwerner, a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, is shown inside her classroom. (Family of Abigail Zwerner via AP)

The $40 million lawsuit was filed by Abby Zwerner against the Newport News School Division and heads to trial nearly three years after Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old in her Richneck Elementary classroom.

A bullet went through Zwerner’s hand and into her chest on Jan. 6, 2023, when a student brought a gun into her classroom. She suffered significant inju

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