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A criminal probe continues into staff at a Virginia school where a 6-year-old shot a teacher
Prosecutors in Virginia say that a criminal investigation into staff members at a school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher will continue. The announcement comes a day after a former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary was charged with felony child neglect. Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn told reporters Thursday that a special grand jury that was empaneled to investigate...
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‘Shocking': Assistant principal ignored warnings that 6-year-old boy had gun before he shot teacher, report says
A grand jury report says a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school ignored warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun in the hours before he shot his teacher.
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The teacher shot by a 6-year-old still worries, a year later, about the other students in the room
She said she hopes their happiness “wasn’t completely stripped away.”
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Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher gets 21 months for marijuana use while owning a gun
The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for using marijuana while owning a gun.
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Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules
A judge in Virginia has ruled that a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in class can press forward with a $40 million lawsuit. That means that Abby Zwerner could get much more than just workers compensation for her injuries. The former first-grade teacher was hospitalized and endured multiple surgeries after a bullet struck her hand and chest...
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Lawyers spar over workers' compensation for Virginia teacher who was shot by 6-year-old
Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers’ compensation. Abby Zwerner is suing Newport News Public Schools for $40 million. The school board is arguing that Zwerner’s injuries fall under workers compensation. The former first-grade teacher was hospitalized and endured multiple surgeries after a bullet struck her...
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A Virginia teacher was shot by her 6-year-old student. Is workers' compensation enough?
Abby Zwerner, a former first-grade teacher, was hospitalized for nearly two weeks and endured multiple surgeries after a 6-year-old student shot her and a bullet struck her hand and chest. She’s suing the public school system in Newport News for $40 million, raising questions about worker’s compensation.
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia to remain free on bond after failing drug tests
Despite failing multiple drug tests, the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia will remain free on bond as she awaits sentencing on a federal weapons charge. On Thursday, a judge rejected a request from prosecutors to revoke Deja Taylor’s bond and send her to jail after she failed mandatory drug tests. Taylor’s son used her...
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher pleads guilty
The elementary school student shot his teacher in Virginia with his mother’s handgun.
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Court documents detail moments after boy shot Virginia teacher
Newly uncovered documents out of Newport News, Virginia, show the boy confessed to the crime immediately after. News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports.
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6-year-old said ‘I did it' after shooting his teacher at Virginia school, warrants say
Recently unsealed search warrants describe the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher in Virginia. The warrants quote a reading specialist who ran into the classroom after the shooting and restrained the boy. The warrants say the child made statements including “I shot that (expletive) dead.” The unsealed court documents in the city of Newport News offer fresh details about...