Coverage dated April 2, 2023 to April 3, 2023

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

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

The lawsuit filed Monday accuses school administrators of gross negligence and ignoring multiple warnings that the boy had a gun and was in a “violent mood.”

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    School officials were told 1st grader had gun before he shot teacher: Lawsuit (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    A Virginia teacher who was shot in her classroom by a 6-year-old student filed a $40 million lawsuit against her school district.

  2. KSDK

    Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit (opens KSDK)

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    No one, including the boy, has been charged in the shooting.

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The lawsuit filed Monday accuses school administrators of gross negligence and ignoring multiple warnings that the boy had a gun and was in a “violent mood.”

  4. Wall Street Journal

    Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Sues School Officials for $40 Million (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Abigail Zwerner’s lawsuit said administrators failed to heed warnings the boy had a gun.

  5. UPI

    Virginia teacher files $40M lawsuit after being shot in classroom (opens UPI)

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    A teacher in Virginia filed a $40 million lawsuit Monday, contending school officials ignored her repeated warnings about a first grade student who eventually shot her in January.

  6. Fortune

    A first grade teacher shot by her 6-year-old student just filed a $40 million lawsuit accusing school officials of ignoring warnings the boy had a gun (opens Fortune)

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    In the lawsuit, Abby Zwerner's attorneys say all of the defendants knew the boy “had a history of random violence” at school and at home.

  7. NPR

    Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student files a $40 million lawsuit (opens NPR)

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    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.

  8. NBC4 Washington

    Virginia Teacher Abby Zwerner Sues in Shooting by 6-Year-Old Student (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Abby Zwerner, the first-grade teacher shot by her 6-year-old student at a Virginia elementary school, is filing a $40 million lawsuit against school officials.

  9. The Week

  10. ABC 12 Flint

    Teacher shot by 6-year-old files lawsuit against administrators (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    The first-grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in her Newport News, Virginia, classroom earlier this year filed a lawsuit against school administrators and the school board Monday alleging they

  11. KTVZ Bend

    Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit against school administrators for lack of action leading up to shooting (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Brian Todd and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The first-grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in her Newport News, Virginia, classroom earlier this year filed a lawsuit against school administrators and the school board Monday alleging they were aware of the student’s “history of random violence” …

  12. KRDO

    Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files lawsuit against school administrators for lack of action leading up to shooting (opens KRDO)

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    (CNN) -- The first-grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in her Newport News, Virginia, classroom earlier this year filed a lawsuit against school administrators and the school board Monday alleging they were aware of the student's "history of random violence" and did not act proactively amid c…

  13. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit against school administrators for lack of action leading up to shooting | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit against school administrators for lack of action leading up to shooting

  14. CBS News

    Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old files $40 million lawsuit, claims school ignored multiple warnings and boy's "violent mood" (opens CBS News)

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    Abby Zwerner, a first-grade teacher in Virginia, is suing school officials for allegedly ignoring multiple warning signs on the day of the shooting.

  15. NBC News

    Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old files $40M lawsuit after she says school ignored warnings (opens NBC News)

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    The lawsuit mentions new details about the boy, who is identified as John Doe, and an alleged pattern of troubling behavior.

  16. The Guardian

    Virginia teacher shot by six-year-old sues school officials for $40m (opens The Guardian)

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    Abby Zwerner, 25, files negligence lawsuit against Newport News school board and former superintendent and school leadership

  17. Fox News

    Lawyers for Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old file $40M suit detailing how school allegedly ignored warnings (opens Fox News)

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    Lawyers for Virginia teacher Abigail Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, contend administrators and the board ignored warnings of the boy's "history of random violence."

  18. Los Angeles Times

    Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40-million lawsuit (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot by one of her pupils has filed suit seeking $40 million in damages from Newport News school officials.

  19. Deseret News

    Teacher shot by 6-year-old student is suing Virginia school for $40 million (opens Deseret News)

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    On Monday, Abigail Zwerner filed a lawsuit against several school officials for negligence on the day of the shooting. ‘I just will never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he pointed the gun directly at me,’ she said

  20. BizPac Review

    Teacher who was shot by 6-year-old files $40M lawsuit against school board, top administrators (opens BizPac Review)

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    Virginia first-grade teacher filed suit for $40M against school board and administrators after she was shot by 6yr old in "violent mood."

  21. The Brunswick News

    Virginia teacher files $40 million lawsuit against Newport News schools, administrators over shooting by 6-year-old (opens The Brunswick News)

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    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The teacher shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the Newport News School Board,

  22. Washington Times

    Teacher shot by student deserves damages (opens Washington Times)

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    Abby Zwerner, the 25-year-old first grade teacher who was wounded by her 6-year-old student at Virginia’s Richneck Elementary, has filed a $40 million lawsuit accusing school officials of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings that the child not only had a weapon but was in a “vio…

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