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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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[–] Hyzerflip@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Were they at work when the injury occurred? Check Were there safeguards that the workplace could have done to prevent the injury? Check.

[–] Specific_Skunk@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

“Safeguards” lol. In America, gun safety lock is safeguard enough.

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

They actually searched the kid for a gun and didn’t find it because it was hidden in his pants.