Boy who shot Virginia teacher showed violent tendencies, lawyer says
by Richard Luscombe and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#68M4C)
Lawsuit notice offers new details of student who wounded Abby Zwerner, including choking a teacher until she couldn't breathe
A lawyer for a Virginia teacher shot and wounded by a six-year-old in her class last month said the child had exhibited previous violent tendencies and once choked another educator until she could not breathe.
An attorney for the teacher who was shot, Abby Zwerner, made the claims in a notice to the Newport News school district stating the teacher's intention to sue over the attack on 6 January at Richneck elementary school.
The Associated Press contributed reporting.
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