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The courtroom was packed for the second day of Abby Zwerner's $40 million lawsuit against the former assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School. Day 2 of Abby Zwerner's $40M Richneck shooting lawsuit wraps with Zwerner's mom testifying

Zwerner, a former teacher at Richneck Elementary School, was shot by her 6-year-old student on Jan. 6, 2023 . The lawsuit claims negligence in preventing the incident, alleging that school leaders — in particular, former Assistant Principal Ebony Parker — ignored multiple warnings that the child had a gun and intended to use it.

The director of human resources for Newport News Public Schools said Parker admitted to her two or three days after the shooting

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