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Educators ‘outraged’ after attorneys argue 1st-grade teacher shot in school is ‘workplace injury’ (www.denverpost.com)

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NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News Education Association President condemned the premise of the school division’s motion to dismiss Abigail Zwerner’s pending $40 million lawsuit.

The motion was filed last week by attorneys representing the School Board and argues that Zwerner, who was shot in her classroom at Richneck Elementary in January by a 6-year-old student, is only entitled to file a worker’s compensation claim because the injury she sustained from the shooting is a “workplace injury,” and that the shooting was a hazard of the job.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I understand the article correctly they're trying to say it's a workplace injury to cap the payout to something lower than she was trying to get.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

That's absolutely what they're saying. And I don't agree that the payout should be capped. Especially when in some places it's not capped for cops. But on the other hand... This is the worst time line.