An American school teacher shot by her six-year-old student wants to file a lawsuit against school authorities as she claimed that they ignored multiple warnings over the threat.
Her lawyer, Attorney Diane Toscano said Wednesday that the school authorities were warned three times on January 6 by her client Abigail Zwerner and other teachers that the boy could have a gun and was threatening others.
Zwerner survived the shooting, but was seriously injured.
That morning Zwerner, 25, told school administrators that the boy, had threatened to beat up another child.
"This tragedy was entirely preventable if the school administrators responsible for school safety had done their part and taken action when they had knowledge of imminent danger," Toscano said.
Zwerner survived being shot in the chest and is now recuperating at home, but faces more surgery.
The boy apparently removed his mother`s gun from a closet. They said the boy suffers from "an acute disability" and was under a special school care plan.
His parents could, however, face charges for allowing the child access to a gun.
