It took just six hours for a jury to agree that a former assistant principal ignored several warning signs that a 6-year-old first grader had brought a gun to school, and that negligence led to the completely avoidable shooting of the student’s teacher.
From NBC News:
The panel of three men and four women sided with former instructor Abigail Zwerner (above) and awarded her $10 million in damages stemming from her wounding on Jan. 6, 2023, at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News.
The jury spent four hours deliberating on Thursday and two hours on Wednesday.
Zwerner was shot in the hand and chest by the boy, who could’ve been stopped by assistant principal Ebony Parker, the teacher said in her lawsuit.
A Richneck teacher testified last week that she informed Parker about students telling her that the boy had a gun in his backpack.
Another instructor testified that she relayed the same concern to Parker after a student alerted her to the boy having a gun.
The weapon wasn’t taken from him until he shot Zwerner.
In a separate legal matter, Parker is facing criminal charges of felony child abuse and neglect for her alleged indifference.
BREAKING: A Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old is awarded $10 million in damages after a jury finds the former assistant principal negligent. https://t.co/ruYnfM3ZoQ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 6, 2025
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