Virginia school administrators were warned 3 times before 6-year-old shot teacher: lawyers

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A Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class will sue the school district, the teacher’s attorney announced Wednesday.

Diane Toscano, a lawyer for Abigail Zwerner, said Wednesday that on the day of the

The boy show Zwerner, 25, on Jan. 6 as she taught class at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, a city of about 185,000 people roughly 70 miles southeast of Richmond. Superintendent George Parker III has said that at least one administrator was told on the day of the shooting that the boy might have had a weapon, but no weapon was found when his backpack was searched.

The family also said in its statement that the boy has an "acute disability" and was under a care plan "that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day." The week of the shooting was the first when a parent was not in class with him, the family said.

 

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Sue tf out of them.

prior notice, negligence etc, she has a helluva case, the insurance carrier would be wise to get out front on this

There are quite a few missing pieces of info…either in the actually story or the crappy reporting.

Probly cuz dat crt

If you are following this story, this child has a history of violent behavior and should not be in this school. She is going after the school district for not protecting the teachers and students from violent students who do not belong in a regular classroom.

The parents should be held accountable.

I say prosecute the parents and the kid. And do it now. 🇺🇸is too soft on criminals.

What is there a shortage of shootings here 🤷‍♀️

So they knew he had a gun but didn’t call the police themselves, yet it’s someone else’s fault?

So the parents gonna get off with no charges wtf

The gun owner should be prosecuted as well for not ensuring it was properly secured.

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