Diane Toscano

Chilling body cam footage of teacher fighting for her life is shown as school faces $40 million negligence for not searching a 1st grader
All you had to do was pat them down.
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Trial starts in $40M lawsuit filed by a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student
Trial has begun in a $40 million lawsuit accusing a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school of ignoring multiple warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun hours before he shot his teacher
The Independent UK
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Virginia teacher files $40 million lawsuit against Newport News schools, administrators over shooting by 6-year-old
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The teacher shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the Newport News School Board, asserting that administrators failed to keep the school safe.
Tribune News Service
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Richneck teacher files $40M lawsuit against Newport News schools, administrators over shooting by 6-year-old
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The teacher shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the Newport News School Board — asserting that administrators were grossly negligent in allowing the shooting to take place.
Tribune News Service
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Va. teacher recalls day of shooting, says she will ‘never forget’ first-grader pointing gun at her
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Abigail Zwerner told NBC News this week that the image of her 6-year-old student aiming a gun at her during class has been forever etched in her mind.
Tribune News Service
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Richneck Elementary teacher shot by student discusses challenges in recovery
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Abby Zwerner, the first grade teacher shot in January by her student at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, made her first public appearance Monday in an interview with Savannah Guthrie on NBC Nightly News.
Tribune News Service
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Teacher shot by 6-year-old describes challenging recovery
A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student says she has had four surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery
The Independent UK
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Virginia boy who shot his teacher won’t face criminal charges, says prosecutor
Six-year-old shot Abigail Zwerner on 6 January while she was teaching class, leaving her seriously injured
The Guardian - US
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Six-year-old boy reportedly won't be charged after shooting teacher in US classroom
Authorities in the Virginia city where a six-year-old shot and wounded his teacher will not seek criminal charges against the child, a prosecutor told US news, a decision anticipated by legal experts.
ABC News
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Report: 6-year-old won't be charged after shooting teacher
The top prosecutor in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher told NBC News that his office will not seek charges against the child
The Independent UK
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