Deliberations resume in Va. trial for teacher shot by 1st grader - UPI.com

Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Deliberations in the case examining poss possible gross negligence of a school assistant principal after a student shot a teacher in 2023 incident were set to resume Thursday.

Abigail Zwerner, a former teacher, said she feared death and now seeks $40 million from a Richneck Elementary School official in Newport News, Va., after Zwerner was shot in January 2023 by a six-year-old first-grade student.

"Those choices that she made to treat Jan. 6, 2023, like any other day, even though a gun should change everything, is why we're here," stated Zwerner attorney Kevin Biniazan on Thursday.

Zwerner testified in the civil trial in the Newport News Circuit Court that she feared for her life.

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