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A Virginia jury awarded $10 million to former teacher Abby Zwerner who was shot by a 6-year-old student in January 2023 as it sided with her claim that an ex-assistant principal ignored repeated warnings that the child had a gun.

The jury returned its decision against Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. Zwerner was shot while she sat at a reading table inside her classroom. She had initially sought $40 million against Parker in the lawsuit.

The teacher spent nearly two weeks in the hospital, required six surgeries and does not have the full use of her left hand. A bullet narrowly missed her heart and remains in her chest.

The shooting sent shock waves through the US, leaving many wondering how a child so youn

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