A former assistant principal ignored warning signs that a 6-year-old Virginia boy brought a gun to school, an act of gross negligence that led to the avoidable shooting of the youngster's first-grade teacher, civil jurors found on Thursday.

The panel of three men and four women sided with former instructor Abigail Zwerner and awarded her $10 million in damages stemming from her wounding on Jan. 6, 2023, at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News.

Zwerner was shot in the hand and chest by the boy, who could've been stopped by assistant principal Ebony Parker, the teacher said in her lawsuit.

A Richneck teacher testified last week that she informed Parker about students telling her that the boy had a gun in his backpack.