Teacher shot by 6yearold files 40M lawsuit against Virginia school officials

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Lawyers representing the Virginia teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student said Monday morning on NBC News’ “Today” show that they filed a $40 million lawsuit against Newport News Public School officials. It has been almost three months since Abby Zwerner was shot in her first-grade classroom at Richneck Elementary School. According to Zwerner’s lawyers, the lawsuit, filed in Newport News Circuit Court, alleges gross negligence and reckless breach of duty against the school board and three former administrators at the school. The three administrators named in the lawsuit are former Principal Briana Foster-Newton,…