Lawyer for Abigail ‘Abby’ Zwerner announces lawsuit against Newport News, Virginia, school district
The Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class plans to sue the school district, according to the teacher’s attorney.
Diane Toscano, a lawyer for Abigail Zwerner, said Wednesday that on the day of the shooting, concerned teachers and employees warned administrators three times that the boy had a gun on him and was threatening other students, “but the administration could not be bothered.”
The boy shot 25-year-old Zwerner with a handgun owned by his mother as she taught class at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News on Jan. 6.
“Our heart goes out to our son’s teacher and we pray for her healing in the aftermath of such an unimaginable tragedy as she selflessly served our son and the children in the school,” the child’s family said Jan. 19 in a statement issued by their attorney.