Teacher awarded $10M in lawsuit against principal

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00:00Now, I have an update on a story I first told you about last week.

00:03Abby Zwirner, the teacher who was shot by her six-year-old first-grade student,

00:07well, she's been awarded $10 million by a jury. Zwirner had filed a lawsuit against the principal

00:12of the school, Ebony Parker, who she said did nothing to thwart the shooting, despite knowing

00:17that the child had a gun. Well, a Virginia jury sided with Zwirner, finding the school principal

00:22liable to the tune of $10 million. And it's a lot of money, significantly, though, less than what

00:28the teacher had been seeking, which was $40 million. Zwirner's legal team applauded the

00:33verdict, saying, quote, when the city of Newport News and its schools failed to protect their

00:37teachers, students, and citizens, we held them accountable through the courts. Now it's time

00:42for the city to ensure Abby receives the justice this verdict represents. Now, Parker also faces

00:47criminal charges of child neglect.