Teacher shot by 6-year-old sues school for $40M over ignored warnings.

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Teacher shot by 6-year-old sues school for $40M over ignored warnings.
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Abigail Zwerner, a Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student, has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school, alleging that administrators ignored warnings from staff and students who believed the boy had a gun and posed an imminent threat. The complaint says the school knew the child "had a history of random violence." The boy shot Zwerner with a 9mm handgun while she sat at a reading table in their first-grade classroom. Zwerner is seeking a jury trial, noting in her suit that she suffers from "physical pain and mental anguish."

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