"Abby Zwerner, a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, was shot in the hand and chest in January 2023 as she sat at a reading table in her classroom. Zwerner spent nearly two weeks in the hospital, required six surgeries and does not have the full use of her left hand. A bullet remains in her chest."
"The lawsuit accuses former school administrator Ebony Parker of failing to act after four different people went to her with concerns that the student brought a gun to school. Zwerner's attorney, Diane Toscano, said in opening statements that Parker made "bad decisions and choices that day." Parker had the authority but failed to search the student, remove him from the classroom and call law enforcement, Toscano added."
""No one could have imagined that a 6-year old, first-grade student would bring a firearm into a school," Parker's attorney, Daniel Hogan, told jurors. "You will be able to judge for yourself whether or not this was foreseeable. That's the heart of this case." Hogan said that decision making in a public school setting is "cooperative" and "collaborative." He also warned of hindsight bias and"
A 6-year-old student shot first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner in the hand and chest in January 2023 while she sat at a classroom reading table. Zwerner required nearly two weeks in the hospital, underwent six surgeries, does not have full use of her left hand, and has a bullet remaining in her chest. The $40 million lawsuit alleges former assistant principal Ebony Parker ignored multiple warnings from four people that the student had a gun. Zwerner's attorney says Parker had authority to search, remove the student, and call law enforcement but failed to act. Parker's attorney contends the shooting may not have been foreseeable and emphasizes cooperative school decision-making while warning against hindsight bias.
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