Teacher shot by 6-year-old student sues school district for $40M.

A first-grade student who allegedly warned Abby Zwerner that his classmate had a gun and planned to shoot her was told by the teacher to “sit down and be quiet,” his attorney says. Zwerner was shot and injured by her 6-year-old student while teaching her first-grade class at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6. On Monday, she filed a $40 million lawsuit against Newport News school officials, including the Newport News School Board, former Principal Briana Foster-Newton, former Superintendent Dr. George Parker, and former Assistant Principal Dr. Ebony Parker.