'I died that day': Uvalde teacher on fallout after false claim in shooting aftermath

ABC News' John Quinones spoke exclusively with Uvalde teacher Emilia "Amy" Martin about her struggles in the shooting's aftermath.

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[xoxocessa]

She's so shaken, so distraught. The cops lied and threw her under the bus to take the heat off themselves. Absolutely despicable.

[dgonzalez]

She deserves a defamation settlement even though they retracted the statement. It damaged her life and can't be reversed. She clearly can't work the same because of what happened. God bless her.

[forcewars]

She's shaking she's so scared. I feel for this woman she deserves a big hug

[mariya_tortilla]

When she said "i'm still in there" it shook me. I have never heard anyone put it that way, and it is so so accurate. PTSD robs you of your every day life, and your mind is stuck in an unsafe and scary world. That defense mechanism just never turns off, and it is so exhausting

[lebavu]

We all know they were trying to shift blame as quickly as possible because the cops failed everyone that day

[taytorcatcatcat]

This is heartbreaking to watch, that poor woman. I hope that one day she can heal and leave that place.

[kandream]

My heart breaks so much for this poor lady. She tried everything she could in that moment 😔

[the_best_jr]

I feel bad for her she looks so traumatized and in disbelief

[HighTopHigher]

So much PTSD she can’t even sit still. How awful. My heart breaks for her. She will NEVER be the same . How sad

[lauriegialone]

The cops tried to blame this poor lady to take all the heat off of them. This is infuriating she needs to sue the hell outta them and so should the parents. I hope every cop that stood by was fired and charged with aiding and abetting

[ognyc]

How dare they blame her. So typical looking for a scapegoat. I'm glad she's speaking out. The after effects of trauma & how she's shaking. I feel so bad for her

[sleeplessstudios]

To the lady in this video, from someone who has PTSD related to school, I can assure you this much:
Yes, you are going to feel dead inside for months, possibly years. You're going to feel helpless, broken, and lost. But please remember, this will pass eventually. This will pass and you'll come out of it even stronger. You can make it out alive and well.
You may live with this trauma in the back of your mind. But the overwhelming feeling of regret and misery won't last forever. Stay with the ones you love, seek the help you need, and whatever you do... Don't bury it. Cry, scream, sob, talk, rant, or tell about what happened. Do whatever you need to do to get it all out of your system.
You can heal and move past this.

[juliaweber]

She should sue the media and police guy that accused her

[tammydavis]

It is so sad that she was vilified for a lie

[ElsocraTV]

When she said I told my counselor I'm still there that was powerful I felt it God bless her hope she heals 🙏

[brianwalsh]

They tried to blame her. That shooting was tragic in so many ways including that cop blaming her. That guy needs to go as well.

[rodGamer]

She really deserves an apology for all the people that accused her, and may bless her and the kids and the parents.

[johndicus]

This is heartbreaking. We've all gone through so much in the last several years. There's going to be so much PTSD, so much sadness.

[annnjayyyy]

This poor woman is completely destroyed! I hope she can recover one day!

[jdanielleuc]

I feel so bad for this lady! She literally has to live with this for the rest of her life. I can only imagine how hard it is for her. She had that mother’s intuition but those cops weren’t doing their job. 😢😢😢