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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Vassia Barba

Teacher shot by six-year-old pupil sues school for $40million over 'ignored warnings'

A teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student is seeking $40 million in damages from school officials claiming they ignored the warnings about the kid.

Abby Zwerner, a 25-year-old teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia was shot in the hand and chest on January 6 as she sat at a reading table in her classroom.

She spent nearly two weeks in the hospital and has had four surgeries since the shooting.

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