Jury awards $10 million to teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student

The teacher, Abby Zwerner, was shot in January 2023 in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.

Virginia teacher shot by first grader wins civil trial against school administrator, awarded $10 million

A jury awarded $10 million to former first grade Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot and seriously wounded by a ...

Closing arguments delivered in civil trial for teacher shot by 6-year-old student

The teacher, Abby Zwerner, was shot in January 2023 in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.

Jury Awards $10M to Virginia Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old

Abby Zwerner, the Virginia teacher who was shot by her first-grade student in 2023, has been awarded $10 million after a ...

Former 1st grade teacher shot by a student testifies at trial: "I thought I was dying."

Abby Zwerner, a former first grade teacher, testified in a civil trial Wednesday in Newport News, Virginia, about the moment her 6-year-old student shot her and how her life has changed. Zwerner is ...

A former teacher shot by her 6-year-old student wins a $10 million jury verdict

Abby Zwerner's lawsuit accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a child had a gun at the Newport News, Va., school ...

Teacher Spotlight: Elizabeth Dukeman is an 'all-star' educator

Dukeman said she wants her first-grade students at Locust School in the Garden City school district to feel like a family.
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She's wanted to teach 1st grade since she was in 1st grade. Now she's teacher of the year.

As a girl, Kylie Altier struggled in school. Nervous and shy, she had trouble reading — dyslexia, she learned. “I just really felt like I wasn’t that smart or special,” she remembers. Her first grade ...