Va. teacher Abby Zwerner recounts first grader’s chilling behavior — and how she warned principal about him before she was shot
Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner testified about the alarming behavior of a first-grade student who shot her in 2023. She had warned the school's assistant principal about the child's violent tendencies prior to the incident. The assistant principal is now facing charges of child neglect for failing to act on these warnings.
- ▪Abby Zwerner warned the assistant principal about the first grader's aggressive behavior before she was shot.
- ▪The student, referred to as J.T., exhibited troubling behavior, including menacing a school security officer.
- ▪Zwerner was shot in the classroom, resulting in serious injuries and a subsequent civil trial that awarded her $10 million.
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US News Va. teacher Abby Zwerner recounts first grader’s chilling behavior — and how she warned principal about him before she was shot By Priscilla DeGregory Published May 19, 2026, 12:47 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner repeatedly warned her assistant principal about the first-grade student who shot her in her classroom in 2023, she testified at administrator’s trial on Tuesday. Prosecutors say that despite days of violent and aggressive behavior by the 6-year-old boy, Richneck Elementary School administrator Ebony Parker did not search the boy or intervene in any way. Parker is charged with eight counts child neglect — one of each bullet in the boy’s gun when he brought it to school.
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