10/07/2026
Thoughts??? She was shot by her own 6-year-old student, and she had warned the school it could happen😤
Here’s the story 👇
In January 2023, first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot in her Richneck Elementary classroom by a 6-year-old student. The bullet passed through her hand and came to rest near her heart. She has since undergone six surgeries.
Zwerner’s attorneys argued that former assistant principal Ebony Parker had been warned multiple times that day that the boy might have had a gun, and did nothing.
A jury agreed, finding Parker grossly negligent and awarding Zwerner $10 million, a quarter of the $40 million she had sought.
Parker also faced a separate criminal case with eight felony child neglect charges, one for every bullet allegedly in that gun which was dismissed.
She went to work to teach six-year-olds. She almost didn’t come home.
Is $10 million enough for what she survived, and what she still lives with? 👇