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    Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student files a $40 million lawsuit

    The suit accuses school officials of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings that the boy had a gun on the day Abby Zwerner was shot and seriously wounded in January.
    by The Associated Press Apr 03, 2023 2 minutes

    RICHMOND, Va. — A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $40 million in damages from school officials, accusing them of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings on the day of the shooting that the boy had a gun and was in a "violent mood."

    Abby Zwerner, a 25-year-old teacher at

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