Teacher file Lawsuit against Vicer Principal after Being Shot by a 6yr old Bou.
(Background) A school sign wishing students a “Happy New Year” is seen outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. (Photo by Jay Paul/Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) Abigail Zwerner; GoFundMe / (R) Ebony Parker. (Photo via: Newport News Police Department) Abigail Zwerner, a Virginia teacher who was shot in the hand and chest by a 6-year-old student in 2023, testified this week in her $40 million negligence lawsuit against former Richneck Elementary assistant principal Ebony Parker. In January 2023, Abigail Zwerner, then 25, taught first grade at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, when a 6-year-old male student brandished a firearm from his backpack. The student abruptly fired at the teacher, with the bullet passing through her hand and into her chest — where it remains to this day — due to the possible risks involved in removing it. Months later, Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit against the assistant principal, Parker, who has since resigne...