Judge Rules Appeals Court Can Decide if Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Is a Workers Compensation Case

A Virginia judge has signed off on transferring to an appeals court a case brought by a former elementary school teacher who claims she should be permitted to sue over workplace shooting injuries in lieu of collecting workers compensation benefits.

Abigail Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit against the Newport News School Board over injuries she sustained after being shot by a 6-year-old student in January 2023.

The school board argues the injuries should be covered exclusively by workers comp, but Ms. Zwerner says a civil suit should be permitted due to alleged gross negligence on the part of her former employer.

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