NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) -- Abigail Zwerner, a former Virginia teacher who was shot by a student, was awarded $10 million in a civil trial Thursday.

Zwerner was shot by one of her 6-year-old students in her Richneck Elementary School classroom on Jan. 6, 2023. The bullet went through her hand and narrowly missed her heart.

The jury on Thursday assessed her damages at $10 million despite the lawsuit in the civil trial being filed for $40 million.

Closing arguments were delivered on Wednesday in the trial against the Newport News School Division and former assistant principal Ebony Parker over the classroom shooting.

During closing arguments, Zwerner's attorney Kevin Biniazan recounted Parker's alleged failure to act on repeated warnings that a 6-year-old student had brought a gun.

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