Zwerner spoke in a TV interview that aired on NBC Nightly News.
The Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in January said she is “doing okay” but her recovery has been “challenging” in her first interview since the incident, excerpts of which were aired Monday night. She plans to file a lawsuit over the shooting in a couple of weeks.
The shooting unfolded as classes wound down for the day. Zwerner was teaching a lesson when the boy pulled out the gun and fired a shot at her, striking her in the hand and chest, police said.
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