Virginia teacher speaks out about being shot by 6-year-old student

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Virginia teacher speaks out about being shot by 6-year-old student
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Abigail Zwerner, the Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in January, has given her first interview since the incident. She said she is "doing okay" but her recovery has been "challenging" and she plans to file a lawsuit over the shooting in a couple of weeks. Zwerner does not have full use of her left hand, which was hit by a bullet, and has been through four surgeries. A prosecutor is weighing whether to file charges in the shooting that unfolded at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News on Jan. 6.

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