$10 million for American teacher shot by her student

A U.S. court on Thursday awarded $10 million in damages to a former teacher who was shot by a six-year-old student at her school.

The teacher had sued assistant principal Eboni Parker, accusing her of ignoring warnings about the child bringing a gun to school.

The teacher had sought $40 million in damages for gross negligence. During the trial, she testified that she thought for a moment she was going to die.

The mother of the student who shot the teacher was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after being convicted of child neglect and a firearms charge.

The child, however, did not face any charges.

While incidents involving young children and firearms in their homes are common in the United States, shootings by children under the age of 10 at schools are rare.

A database compiled by U.S. researcher David Redman has documented nearly 15 such incidents since the 1970s.