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The former Richneck Elementary School teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in 2023 won her lawsuit against the school's former assistant principal on Thursday. Richneck trial verdict: How we got here and what's next

A jury found the defendant, Ebony Parker, grossly negligent in preventing the shooting. Jurors assessed plaintiff Abby Zwerner's damages at $10 million — less than the $40 million she was seeking when she filed the lawsuit. The initial suit named three defendants, but a judge tossed the claims against all but one: Parker.

"We can't let these kinds of school shootings, whether it's an individual case like this or the mass shootings that have destroyed America school safet

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