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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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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Are. They. Wrong.

[–] TerryMathews@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. If it's a workplace injury, OSHA has the authority to come in and dictate mitigation measures.

Clearly this isn't true.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There are mitigation measures! Unfortunately, OSHA can only dictate mitigation measures inside the workplace.

[–] Neve8028@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes. Being shot is not part of the job description.

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago

Stabbed with a pencil? Sure. Hit with a chair a kid threw? Okay. Harmed with an actual weapon? That they searched the kid for and didn’t find? Nope, sorry. I can’t accept that work hazard.