Abigail Zwerner Awarded $10 Million in Damages After Being Shot by 6-Year-Old Student at School

Abigail Zwerner

The civil lawsuit involving former Virginia elementary school teacher Abigail Zwerner has reached a decisive outcome, with a jury awarding her $10 million in damages after concluding that a school administrator failed to act on repeated warnings before Zwerner was shot by a six-year-old student in 2023. The incident, which took place at Richneck Elementary … Read more

Abigail Zwerner Testifies Against Richneck Elementary Assistant Principal Ebony Parker After Being Shot by 6-Year-Old Student

Abigail Zwerner

When Abigail Zwerner walked into the courtroom this week, nearly two years after being shot by her six-year-old student, the weight of that January morning in 2023 still lingered visibly. The former first-grade teacher from Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, took the stand to recount the traumatic events that nearly cost her life, … Read more