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Abby Zwerner, a teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in Virginia, testified that she believed she was dying during the incident and described her injuries and recovery. She is suing a former assistant principal for negligence after warnings about the student having a gun were ignored. The case highlights concerns about gun access among young children and the safety protocols in schools.
A civil lawsuit is underway against a former assistant principal accused of ignoring warning signs before a 6-year-old student shot teacher Abby Zwerner in Virginia, potentially setting a precedent for holding school officials accountable in gun violence cases. The case highlights failures in school safety protocols, the devastating injuries to Zwerner, and the broader issue of responsibility in school shootings, with the lawsuit seeking $40 million.
Abby Zwerner, a first-grade teacher in Virginia who was shot by a six-year-old student, appeared in court as she seeks $40 million in damages from Newport News Public Schools. Zwerner alleges gross negligence by school administrators, claiming they ignored warnings that the boy had a gun in his backpack. The school board argues that her injuries fall under workers' compensation, limiting her compensation to 10 years' pay and limited medical benefits. The judge will decide whether the case should proceed to trial or be handled by the workers' compensation commission. The mother of the six-year-old shooter is also awaiting sentencing for felony child neglect.
A judge in Newport News, Virginia, needs more time to decide whether Abby Zwerner, a first-grade teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student, should be entitled to workplace compensation or her $40 million lawsuit against the school board. Zwerner's attorneys argued that her injury was not a workplace injury, while the school board claimed it was a hazard of her job. The judge will provide a written opinion in about a week.
Abby Zwerner, the first-grade teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student, has resigned from her job with Newport News Public Schools. Zwerner's lawyers claim that she has not been paid since February, and the school district tried to get her to take workers' compensation. However, NNPS says that Zwerner refused workers' compensation and exhausted all of her leave. Following the shooting, HR began processing workers' compensation for Zwerner, and she was on admin leave with pay until the workers' compensation payments began.
Abby Zwerner, the first-grade teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in January, has been fired by Newport News Public Schools, according to an email obtained by WAVY. Zwerner's attorney called it a firing, while the school system said it was a confirmation of her resignation. Zwerner has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school board and former administrators. The school system has not paid her since February, according to her attorney.
Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old boy who shot his elementary school teacher in Virginia, was arrested on child neglect and weapons charge Thursday after turning herself in to the police. Taylor’s arrest comes more than three months after police say her 6-year-old son shot and wounded his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner, as she sat in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6. Zwerner has recovered from her injuries but filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school system last week, accusing school officials of gross negligence and of ignoring multiple warnings from teachers and others that Taylor’s son had taken her gun to school that day.
Abby Zwerner, the teacher who was shot by a six-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School in January, spoke out for the first time in an NBC News interview with Savannah Guthrie. Zwerner discussed her recovery and how she has been doing since the Jan. 6 shooting in an exclusive interview that will air in full on NBC News’ Today Show Tuesday morning. She said she has gone through four surgeries for her injuries. The Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney said earlier this month that the six-year-old will not face charges.