In January 2023, a shocking act of violence shattered the quiet routine of Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. During what should have been a normal first-grade class, a six-year-old student pulled out his mother’s 9mm handgun and shot his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, as she stood at the front of the room, according to NBC news . The bullet went through her hand and into her chest, leaving her fighting for her life while her students watched in horror. Even in that moment of chaos, Zwerner’s first instinct was to protect her students. She managed to guide them out of the classroom before collapsing in the hallway, bleeding and in shock. She survived, but her life and her sense of safety as a teacher changed forever. In the weeks that followed, the truth became even har

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