abby zwerner

Abby Zwerner is a Virginia teacher who was shot in January 2023 by a six-year- old student in her first-grade classroom. Recent coverage notes that she pursued and won a civil lawsuit related to safety failures at the school, with multiple outlets reporting a $10 million verdict in her favor against a former assistant principal for allegedly ignoring warnings about a gun in the student’s backpack. The case has drawn national attention to school safety protocols and the responsibilities of school staff to act on credible threats. If you’d like, I can summarize the key timeline and the implications for school policy, or pull the latest updates from reliable outlets.