India, Oct. 29 -- Abby Zwerner, a teacher injured in the Richneck Elementary School shooting in Newport News, Virginia, in 2023 had sued former assistant principal, Ebony Parker of negligence, seeking $40 million. The civil trial in the case has now begun before Newport News Circuit Court Jury.

Parker is accused of ignoring warnings that the six-year-old student who shot at the school had brought firearm to school on the day of the shooting, January 6, 2023.

Zwerner was seriously injured in her first-grade classroom after the six-year-old shot at her. The bullet travelled through her hand and into her chest, causing a collapsed lung. No one else was injured in the incident.

The lawsuit originally named the Newport News School Board and...