Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40M lawsuit against school officials.

Abigail Zwerner, the Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student, has filed a $40 million lawsuit against school officials for gross negligence and reckless disregard. The lawsuit alleges that school officials failed to address multiple warning signs that could have prevented the shooting. The child had a history of violence and was allowed to attend class without a parent present, despite being on a modified school schedule. Students and teachers had reported that the child had a gun, but administrators allegedly refused to search the child's belongings. The lawsuit names the Newport News School Board, former Superintendent George Parker III, former school principal Briana Foster Newton, and former assistant principal Ebony Parker as defendants.