“The verdict sends a message that what happened at the school was wrong and is not going to be tolerated, that safety has to be the first concern at school,” attorney Diane Toscano said after a jury awarded $10 million to former teacher Abby Zwerner, The Associated Press reported. “I think it’s a great message.”
The jury found former Richneck Elementary assistant principal Ebony Parker liable for failing to act on repeated warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun before shooting Zwerner in January 2023. “Who would think a 6-year-old would bring a gun to school and shoot their teacher?” Toscano told jurors. “It’s Dr. Parker’s job to believe that is possible. It’s her job to investigate it and get to the very bottom of it.”
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