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A Virginia jury has reached a verdict in the landmark civil case between an elementary school teacher shot by her 6-year-old student and a school administrator, with both sides sparring over who was responsible for alerting officials that a child was in possession of a gun on school grounds.

After roughly a half day of deliberations, the jury ruled in favor of Abigail Zwerner, a now-former teacher at Richneck Elementary School, and awarded her $10 million in damages.

The outcome comes after Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit against ex-assistant principal Ebony Parker alleging Parker dismissed concerns regarding a student potentially bringing a gun to school.

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