Teacher shot by six-year-old pupil files multimillion-dollar lawsuit

Abby Zwerner (NBC News via AP )

A Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by a six-year-old pupil has filed a lawsuit seeking $40m (€36.8m) in damages from school officials.

Abby Zwerner accuses them of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings on the day of the shooting that the boy had a gun and was in a “violent mood”.