Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Describes Challenging Recovery

Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Describes Challenging Recovery
Police look on as students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 30, 2023. Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
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RICHMOND, Va.—A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student said she has had four surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery.

Speaking publicly for the first time since the Jan. 6 shooting, first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner said during an exclusive interview with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie that she has some days when she “can’t get up out of bed,” while others she is able to go about her day and make it to appointments.