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On January 25, Zwerner's attorney, Diane Toscano, stated that they intended to file a lawsuit regarding multiple failures by the administration to respond to concerns that the student had a gun on the school campus.
[20] Zwerner subsequently started litigation against the Newport News School Board and three former school district officials,
[26] seeking damages of $40 million.
[27] In April 2023, lawyers for the school district filed a motion to dismiss Zwerner's lawsuit, which included claims that her injuries fell under the Virginian Worker's Compensation Act which allowed her to receive benefits but that she had rejected them in favor of the lawsuit.
[28] A spokesperson for Newport News Public Schools said that Zwerner had resigned her position in March, and as a result her contract had expired on June 12 and was no longer employed by the district.
[29] They additionally alleged that being shot by a student was an expected risk of elementary school teachers. The motion for dismissal was unsuccessful.
[29][15] By April 2025, the Newport News School Board and two of the three former school district officials had been removed from the lawsuit, leaving only Dr. Ebony Parker as a defendant in the trial, owing to
Sovereign immunity.
[30] Zwerner's civil suit began on October 28, 2025.
[15]
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